The UK Government has announced further funding of GBP48m for assisting acquisition of up to 263 ultra-low emission buses.

European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association has issued its reaction to the final arrangements for the regulation setting standards for CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles as reached by the European Parliament, European Commission and national governments.

Blue Bird Corporation has upgraded the specification of all its school buses equipped with air suspension to include electronic stability control and reversing camera systems as standard equipment.

The Goods & Service Tax and E-Way Bill System is expected to be integrated with the FASTag mechanism introduced by the National Highways Authority of India from April 2019 to help track movement of goods and check GST evasion.

Funded by the Scottish Government and delivered through a government body called the Energy Saving Trust, the Bus Emissions Abatement Retrofit scheme enables Scottish bus operators to retrofit their existing vehicles with accredited emission control equipment under the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme, to reduce harmful emission levels from existing vehicles.

Nigel Base, commercial vehicle manager at the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders announced the European Commission recently has laid out plans to introduce the next phase the VECTO tool from 2022.

The Brussels-based European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has published data on the severe lack of recharging and refuelling infrastructure suitable for electric and other alternatively-powered trucks across the EU.

Meritor Inc has announced its involvement in 22 electrification programmes with global OEMs and expects to put at least 130 fully-electric medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks on the road in the next two years (2020).

The Commercial Vehicle Board of Directors of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association has elected Pierre Lahutte as its new Chairman for 2019.

The city of São Paulo in December announced it would be re-tendering the largest tender in Latin America for city buses.