Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong - all are RHD markets i.e. drive on the left - are the first markets to receive Scania's battery electric trucks.

The company has announced a lineup of no fewer than eight buses and coaches from Mercedes-Benz and Setra, including two models making their debuts.

The company this week presents its BP95E battery as it makes its European bus debut at Busworld Europe (7 – 12 October in Brussels), stand number 775 – Hall 7.

Owned by the Iveco Group, the company is focusing on battery packs and battery management systems for minibuses and buses.

The company is showcasing three new CO2 heat pump modules all aimed at improving overall efficiency as well as new products engineered for double-decker electric buses.

At the ‘Distribution Solutions 2023’ conference organised by the International Foodservice Distributors Association in Fort Worth, Texas between 11-13 September, Utility Trailer presented two trailers – the ‘625 Hybrid’ and ‘655 MultiTemp Hybrid’ – fitted with Schmitz S.CU transport refrigeration units.

The new injector design has two iterations: a high-pressure direct injector capable of fuelling applications from 25 to 200 kW per cylinder; and a high-flow port injector capable of “very high” gaseous fuel flow rates.

At the Resource & Waste Management Expo –one of four shows presented under the ‘Environmental Services & Solutions Expo’ banner at the NEC Birmingham between 11-12 September – T&BB was informed that new regulations for waste collection in the UK were already impacting the market for waste collection truck bodies and equipment.

Orange EV says the 'Husk-e' can pull the heaviest loads, including a bomb cart chassis laden with full-weight twin 20-foot containers, at a speed of 32 mph.

The refurbished truck range, the ‘T Red’, is the result of Renault Trucks’ new “circular economy” strategy of repairing and reselling used vehicles and parts instead of scrapping them.

ITD Industries, a trailer manufacturer, will set aside room for a Nikola truck showroom and service operations at its site, and it will promote the vehicles through its sales channels.

The exhibition, which took place from the 6th to the 7th of September, attracted over 150 exhibitors involved in low-carbon mobility. The exhibition had a small collection of companies dedicated to the commercial vehicle market sector.