The FTA will award grants to public transport operators through two programmes designed to defray the cost of procuring low- and zero-emission buses.

The EPA has proposed the introduction of more stringent restrictions on the emission of greenhouse gases and nitrogen oxides from heavy-duty vehicles as soon as model year 2027.

The Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB) has announced an award of GBP62 million in funding to bus operators as part of Phase 1 of the ScotZEB project. The scheme is providing funding to operators and local authorities for the purchase of 276 zero emission buses and the associated charging infrastructure.

Changes to the UK’s Highway Code, the rules and regulations that govern UK road use, have increased the responsibility placed on drivers of larger vehicles to protect more vulnerable road users. The rule change was largely aimed at improving the safety of cyclists and pedestrians at turnings and roundabouts.

Ricardo's goal is to develop an electric motor with a smaller composition of scarce materials without compromising on performance.

MAN will take part in the state-sponsored 'Bayernflotte' project which brings together partners including Bosch, Faurecia, and ZF in the development of fuel-cell electric trucks.

A report co-authored by the Electric Vehicle Council and the Australian Trucking Association recommends a series of measures to help Australian truck manufacturing to catch up with the rest of the world in the transition to electric vehicles, including changes to Australian Design Rules and federal- and state-level incentives.

The South Korean Ministry for Land, Infrastructure & Transport in late December 2021 announced that trials of hydrogen fuel-cell trucks in real logistics operating environments had begun to help determine accurately the full eco-system requirements before these vehicles are introduced commercially.  

Hino Motors Corporation (a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Company) of Hino-Shi, Japan in early March suspended sales of several medium- and heavy-duty vehicle models in Japan after admitting to falsifying engine performance data to obtain emissions and fuel economy certifications.

The think-tank and government body has launched the e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Coalition, with the aim of ensuring a steady and paced transition from diesel to electric.

BEST is procuring 900 all-electric double-deck buses all fitted with air conditioning, under the terms of a 'wet lease' contract over a period of 12 years.

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.