Wrightbus’ ‘Streetdeck Hydroliner Gen 2.0’ was developed over four years as part of a project which was 50% funded by a grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre.

In early 2023, a new name was introduced to the commercial vehicle industry: “Accelera by Cummins”. It was the result of eight separate acquisitions made by parent company Cummins Inc over a period of as many years, all of them connected, albeit in different ways, to zero-emission technology. Naturally, Cummins wished to differentiate its new purchases from its ongoing engine business, and it is not the only legacy manufacturer to attempt a rebrand for its electric vehicle products (a la General Motors’ “Brightdrop” and Shyft Group’s “Blue Arc”). But it also aims to weld its acquisitions together into a single, cohesive unit capable of delivering “end-to-end electric solutions”. Molly Hale – who is the marketing communications manager for Accelera – explained: “There was this belief that we needed to have an identity all our own, to go to the market and explain the depth of the commitment and the depth of the investments in these technologies.”

The aim of the project is to convert, rather than replace, current engines on the road, which would negate the need for “significant investment in supply chain manufacturing and assembly infrastructure”.

Research expected to open up new markets for KGM.

Immediately the Trump regime withdrew the country from the Paris Agreement as well as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This is all under the mandate of “Unleashing American Energy” whilst reducing the stranglehold of climate change policies on American industry.

Whilst making the argument that Europe can maintain competitiveness whilst reaching its climate goals, the Union faces a multitude of issues relating to the rise of the Chinese EV automotive industry, pending American tariffs from the new Trump regime, internal political instability and unforeseen market reluctance relating to the uptake of zero-emission trucks.

The TransJakarta consortium aims to switch its entire fleet to zero emissions by 2030

Commercial vehicle sales in Singapore amounted to 6,287 units in the first nine months of 2024, compared with 7,434 units in the whole of 2023, according to the latest government registration data.

Hino pays a reported US1.6bn to settle the case.

Levin (President and CEO of Scania) takes over the function from Harald Seidel, President of DAF Trucks. He will work closely with ACEA President Ola Källenius (Mercedes-Benz Group AG chairman) who is serving in his first term.

Oberwörder succeeds Domenico Nucera, the former President of Iveco Bus. To get more zero-emission buses on the road, Oberwörder will need to bring together policymakers, bus operators, energy suppliers and manufacturers to plot a sensible way forward that not only helps decarbonise the European bus industry but also maintains the competitiveness of European bus OEMs.

A companion piece to last week's feature on Fusion Processing, this summarises the key points of the act, explaining what they mean for the future deployment of self-driving vehicles on British roads.