There was plenty to report from the 2024 edition of the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo held at the Las Vegas Convention Center between May 20-23.

With series production expected in Q4 2024, Daimler has launched the eActros 600 European Testing Tour 2024 which saw two vehicles set off from Frankfurt earlier this month, intending to complete 13,000 kilometres, each with 40 tonnes of total towing weight. The trip will incorporate a wide range of topographies, routes and climate conditions, with special attention on battery performance/energy consumption.

33 will serve across multiple locations in the province of British Columbia, while 51 will be used on routes in Ottawa, Quebec, and Ontario.

The ten vehicles owned by Golden Tours, are all Volvo B5 double-deckers which will feature Equipmake’s zero-emission drivetrain and a 327-kWh capacity battery pack, providing a 193 km (120 miles) range.

Initially set to be released in the U.S. market, the class 8 battery-electric RC8 truck is set to go into series production in Q4 2024, at Hexagon’s new 200,000-square-foot facility in Dallas, Texas. Tern trucks will be available through the Hino dealer network across the U.S.

The company will be bringing its electric minibus (the 6-metre e-Jest) to British consumers. Karsan is actively holding meetings with various local dealers and distributors.

The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to explore potential collaboration in EV developments, components and joint business opportunities with a focus on the European and South American markets.

As part of the City’s climate pledge to fully electrify its municipal transportation operations by 2040, Ford has signed a ten-year contract with the City to install and manage its Ford Pro EV chargers to power the Dallas light-duty municipal fleet.

The partnership was announced at the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit, which was held at the ADNEC Centre in Abu Dhabi between 20 and 22 May.

The JSW Group of Mumbai has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Odisha, to building an integrated Electric Vehicle (EV) and EV battery manufacturing facility in Cuttack, Odisha State.

Kempower has equipped one of Europe’s largest electric bus depots in Via Ferrarese, Bologna, with 20 DC bottom-up pantograph chargers. Significantly, this is the first bus depot in Italy to utilise charging equipment from Kempower.

The EV Star REEFERX has been designed for the mid to last-mile fresh and frozen foods delivery market. Built on the GreenPower EV Star Cab chassis, the truck has a payload capacity of up to 5,500 lbs (2.5 tonnes).