Truck & Bus Builder

Battery Systems, Supercapacitors & Solar

Nova Bus receives order for 120 battery electric buses for Calgary

By Bradley Osborne – 31st August 2025

Nova Bus will deliver 120 12-metre ‘LFSe+’ buses to Calgary Transit, the public transit agency owned and operated by the city.

FlixBus to expand use of Trailar solar panels following successful pilots

Germany

Agreement

FlixBus to expand use of Trailar solar panels following successful pilots

By Bradley Osborne – 30th August 2025

Scania to supply South Australia with 60 battery electric buses

By Bradley Osborne – 18th July 2025

Michelin launches new range of truck tyres for waste management and construction applications

France

Wheels & Tyres

Michelin launches new range of truck tyres for waste management and construction applications

By Bradley Osborne – 18th June 2025

Long Distance

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Volvo pushes back launch of 600-km electric truck to Q2 2026

Sweden

Volvo pushes back launch of 600-km electric truck to Q2 2026

By Bradley Osborne – 26th May 2025

Volvo has revealed that the new truck will be able to carry up to eight battery packs, providing up to 780 kilowatt hours of energy capacity.

France

Achievement

Renault Trucks produces one millionth truck at Bourg-en-Bresse

By Bradley Osborne – 17th April 2025

The millionth truck was a diesel ‘Renault Trucks T’, a heavy-duty model which will be used by Portuguese haulier TJA.

Diesel Combustion

Mack Trucks launches new ‘Pioneer’ Class 8 truck

By Bradley Osborne – 16th April 2025

The new truck – apparently a rebadged variant of the model year 2025 ‘VNL’ – features improvements focused on driver comfort, vehicle safety, and aerodynamics.

China’s DeepWay sells electric trucks in the Middle East

By Will Pulson – 2nd January 2025

JBM and LeafyBus partner to deploy 200 electric luxury coaches and buses

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 24th December 2024

India

eMaaS, Financial & Insurance Services

Ashok Leyland wins order for 180 e-trucks and e-tractors

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 23rd December 2024

Urban

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ADL delivers the first Enviro100EV to independent operator

By Luke Willetts – 6th April 2025

The Enviro100EV body was constructed in Zhuhai, China, and the chassis assembled at Alexander Dennis's facility in Scarborough, England.

Sweden

Prototype, Testing & Trials

Autonomous Vehicles

Volvo to test bus with automated driving in and out of bus stops

By Bradley Osborne – 13th March 2025

The manufacturer is trialling a new autonomous driving feature, developed in-house, which allows buses to drive into and out of passenger stops independently of the driver.

South Korea

KGMC launches production of 9-metre electric city bus

By Will Pulson – 8th January 2025

The South Korean company has expanded its range of battery-powered city buses.

Rebranded Tata Daewoo Mobility to launch first BEV in 2025

By Will Pulson – 28th December 2024

India

Order

Gas Combustion

Tata Motors signs MOU for 350 LNG trucks

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 16th December 2024

China

Weichai New Energy CV Company unveils two electric light trucks at Canton Fair

By Will Pulson – 5th December 2024

Off Road

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Mallaghan produces battery electric refrigerated truck for aviation industry with International

Mallaghan produces battery electric refrigerated truck for aviation industry with International

By Bradley Osborne – 8th March 2025

The ‘CT6000E’, which was developed collaboratively between Mallaghan and International, was unveiled at the Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Netherlands

Autonomous Vehicles

Agreement

Rocsys and Aidrivers partner to automate port logistics with self-driving vehicles and hands-free charging

By Bradley Osborne – 4th December 2024

The two companies plan to integrate Rocsys’ ‘ROC-1’ hands-free charger with Aidrivers’ autonomous digital infrastructure which allows terminal tractors to drive themselves safely in the port.

Autonomous Vehicles

Investment

Outrider raises USD62m to commercialise self-driving terminal tractors

By Bradley Osborne – 29th November 2024

The company willl use the newly-raised capital to commercialise its technology, starting next year in distribution centres.

Netherlands

Order

MAN to deliver 52 battery electric buses to Schiphol Airport

By Bradley Osborne – 10th November 2024

Scania and Fortescue to collaborate on self-driving road train for mining operations

By Bradley Osborne – 2nd November 2024

HVAC Systems