BYD Inc has received orders for 100 units of its 12m eBus from Israel, and a further 25 units from Spain. The purchase forms a component of the city of Barcelona's wider sustainability strategy.

The 'First Movers Coalition' is a government-supported initiative to create market demand for low-carbon medium- and heavy-duty trucks through purchase commitments.

Recipients of the federal research funding include PACCAR, Volvo Group North America, Daimler Trucks North America, Ford, and General Motors.

State-owned Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL)1 November announced it was floating the ‘Grand Challenge’. The Grand Challenge invites state transport undertakings (STUs) for nine cities to express their desire / plans for investing in for electric buses and access the FAME-II2 subsidy,(under NEMMP3) which provides funding to the equivalent value of some 3,472 buses.

Public transport service provider, Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST)1 of Mumbai, has released a tender for some 1900 new electric buses.

Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) of Mumbai has signed a letter of intention (LOI) with the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI)1 E-Bus Mission, to develop a tailored implementation work plan for deploying electric buses in Mumbai. The TUMI E-Bus Mission will comprise a technical assistance plan and a plan to create a long-term adoption roadmap for Mumbai.

Borgwarner has announced it is the recipient of a USD225,000 grant to support a USD11.2 million investment at the firms’ facility in Cadillac, Michigan.

The city of Sydney will receive funding from the federal government to facilitate the deployment of 40 electric vehicles across the city.

The transport authority will no longer purchase diesel or hybrid buses, with the aim of transitioning to an entirely zero-emissions fleet by 2034.

Start-up companies can pitch and develop their ideas via the platform; approved proposals will gain market access and technical and business support from the Japanese CV manufacturer.

The two companies plan to build the facility in an undisclosed metropolitan area of South Korea by 2024 for the manufacture of electrolysers and fuel cells.

The money will be invested in a joint project with Advanced Electric Machines to develop hydrogen-based range extenders for medium- to heavy-duty commercial electric vehicles.