The money will be awarded to fund the purhcase of fully- and hybrid-electric vehicles and the installation of requisite charging/fuelling infrastructure.

The Department of Transport promises to offer incentives to purchase zero-emission trucks, but it will also promote shifting freight from roads to rail and inland waterways.

The nine-month study will test trucks charged while in motion by roof-mounted pantographs attached to overhead cables, a technology contributed by Siemens Mobility.

Continental will collaborate on truck-mounted pantographs for Siemens Mobility's tentative eHighway project along three major routes in Germany.

The California Fuel Cell Partnership has requested that the Californian government provide support for its ambitious plan to put 70,000 hydrogen trucks and 200 hydrogen stations on the road by 2035.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a draft notification under the AIS113 safety standard to include safety requirements for Road-Trains, bringing them more closely in line with EU regulations.

Leyland Trucks of Leyland, the UK manufacturing hub for DAF Trucks, is taking part in a UK government initiative designed to help UK operators make the transition to battery electric trucks.

The Tokyo Zero-emission Innovation Bay aims to make the Tokyo Bay area the first zero-emission innovation hub in the world through the collaboration of many different locally-based companies and research institutions.

Mitsubishi Fuso has made some important improvements to its Canter light-duty truck for compliance with Japanese regulations to be introduced in September 2021.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), based in New Delhi, has mandated oxygen carrying tankers (oxygen transporting tankers which are used for emergency services especially for supporting COVID affected patients) with and without National permits1 capable of carrying oxygen, install Vehicle Location Tracking (VLT) devices compliant with AIS 140 standards.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), based in New Delhi, has released the Draft Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2021, further amending the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) for the government of India has issued a draft notification proposing new tyre standards to be incorporated as a part of the Automotive Indian Standards (AIS) 142:2019 as an amendment, subject to clearance and no objection, and that all current tyre design meet these new standards from October 2022.