Scania is active in Brazil with multiple partners in both bus and truck to encourage development of gas and biogas-powered vehicles.

Bandvulc also had a wide selection of retread tyres on the stand, including the new BD5 drive tyre in the Fleetmaster range which has been engineered for mileage performance and longevity.

‘Project yDrive’ enlists the help of five different companies, one of which, startup firm Econogy BV of Dronten, is leading the design and development of the trailer axle system itself.

The project will establish a procedure for battery health assessment and develop methods for preparing replacement components and for disassembly and reassembly of battery packs.

XCMG states that 30 E7-49T units are already in operation with customers in different parts of Brazil.

The Volvo FM Electric model is the first demonstration model; a tractor unit with an output of up to 490kW (660hp) and a total combined vehicle gross weight of up to 44 tonnes.

June saw Hyundai sign a memorandum of understanding with the South Korean Ministry of Environment, the Seoul Metropolitan Government and others to convert more than 1,300 public transportation vehicles to hydrogen fuel cell power by 2026.

The new distribution centre replaces the existing facility in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, which had been the company’s main parts distribution hub since it was first opened in 1978.

At the first UITP summit in four years, we report on developments related to two topics: electric vehicles and artificial intelligence.

Okan Baş, CEO of Karsan at UITP in Barcelona, Spain, announced the company had sold its 700th electric vehicle very recently and that now, with a presence in 20 countries, its goal in 2023 is to double its e-bus sales of 330 units in 2022.

The ‘Thermo HV’, which is designed specifically for electric vehicles, accommodates an input voltage between 600 and 875 volts and delivers a variable heat output of up to 12 kW.

The company had 4 vehicles on display including two electric buses,the 12m Citivolt and the NovoCiti Volt, Citiport CNG and the Big e prototype.