Perrone will retrofit a 'Zeus 400' electric shuttle bus supplied by Phoenix Motorcars with its 'TONY' autonomous driving kit, which will provide it with Level 4 autonomy.

The ACEA published a position paper which reviews the current European Council directive on the maximum weights and dimensions of heavy-duty vehicles and provides recommendations for changes which it believes would be more accommodating to zero-emission vehicles.

The regulations which have been proposed - comprising packaging and recycling requirements - would cover the entire life cycle of the battery.

Mining and refining company Altilium Metals is committed to opening the country’s largest EV battery recycling facility by 2025, following a Government Innovation award for over GBP3m.

Volvo Group North America will deploy the 8 trucks as part of a USD10m programme funded by New York Clean Transportation Prizes, an initiative from the state of New York designed to reduce air pollution.

Commercial vehicles equipped with the E13C heavy-duty engine (Hino Profia and Hino S’elega) have been recalled after the emissions scandal announced earlier this year, which saw four senior executives at the company resign.

By 2030, PowerCo hopes to receive up to 40-GWh worth of critical battery materials from Umicore – enough to make batteries to supply 550,000 EVs annually. 

New range of gas tipper trucks coming on stream in next six months, says Ashok Leyland.

Using its 'Streetwise' methodology, TNO is able to model realistic scenarios to test autonomous driving software for a wide range of different use cases and according to international safety requirements

The company announced a USD4m investment in a new powertrain test facility located at its engineering centre in Michigan, as well as a GBP15m total investment in two test facilities in Northampton, UK.

Called Fyrqom, the joint venture between Volvo, Qamcom and CEO Roman Iustin will focus on developing automated systems for tyre pressure monitoring in heavy-duty vehicles.

The grant, which Microvast received following a joint application with automotive corporation General Motors Company, was awarded from a USD2.8bn fund which came out of the U.S. government’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.