CESL has sent out tenders on behalf of five major cities for the purchase of 5,450 electric single deck buses and 130 electric double deck buses, as part of the Grand Challenge Scheme.

The trial, the first of its kind in the country, of the battery-electric truck is being conducted by Fulda University of Applied Sciences in the Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region.

CALSTART has recently published its annual ‘Zeroing in on ZEBS’ (Zero-Emission Bus) report, containing data on the adoption of zero-emission buses across North America.

This means that California-based customers could receive a USD120,000 incentive per Nikola BEV truck as part of the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project.

Innovate UK, part of UK Research & Innovation, has announced a new funding competition aimed at upskilling the UK’s workforce in the power electronics, machines, and drives sector (PEMD).

BYD has been targeted in a total ban on federal transit funding for manufacturers linked to China, which came into effect on 20th December 2021.

The first of its kind in England, the regional report makes multiple recommendations regarding public transit and heavy goods vehicles which it states will bring transport emissions in the North of England down to "close to zero" by 2045.

The Lion Electric Company has received a conditional purchase order for 200 fully electric Lion-C school buses for use in Southern Ontario.

Switch Mobility will supply, operate and maintain the 300 12m electric buses as part of a 12-year contract with BMTC.

Wrightbus will deliver 80 battery-electric and 20 fuel-cell electric double deckers to Northern Ireland. The company has also received an order for 20 fuel-cell electric single deckers for Southeast England.

The simulation will create a "digital twin" or virtual counterpart which will work in parallel with the actual manufacturing process, allowing the company to identify and resolve potential problems in the real production line.

The U.S. government passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, committing an additional USD39bn to decarbonising public transit and USD7.5bn to building charging infrastructure.