Electric CV manufacturer Lightning eMotors, based in Loveland, Colorado, has completed its first order for the Canadian commercial vehicle market. Lightning delivered ten electric cargo vans to the Goodfood Market Corp. in Montreal, Canada.

The European subsidiary of Shenzhen-based BYD Inc., BYD Europe BV, has established a dealer agreement with Dutch truck supplier Bluekens EV, based in Breda.

Lyon-based IVECO Bus (a subsidiary of IVECO of Turin, Italy) has announced a new CNG minibus at the National Public Transport Conference in Toulouse.

EV builder The Lion Electric Co. of Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, has announced it has received a conditional purchase order of 1,000 electric LionC school buses from Student Transportation of Canada (STC), a subsidiary of Student Transportation of America.

Hong Kong-based Ev Dynamics has announced the delivery of 70 units of its 6.5 metre COMET electric minibus to the Philippines.

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

The buses will be delivered by the end of 2022 for service in Amman following a USD32m tender financed by the EBRD.

Bus manufacturer Wrightbus of Ballymena, Northern Ireland, has announced two single-deck zero emission buses. The company showcased the hydrogen-powered GB Kite Hydroliner at Cenex LCV21, with the same e-systems powering the battery-powered GB Kite Electroliner. Both vehicles are expected to enter series production in Q1 2022.

EV manufacturer BrightDrop (a subsidiary of General Motors Corp.) of Detroit, Michigan, USA has expanded its range of electric commercial vehicles with the announcement of the EV410 mid-size delivery van.

Electric commercial vehicle producer Lightning eMotors of Loveland, Colorado, USA and Ricardo Plc of Shoreham-by-Sea, UK have announced a strategic partnership to provide electric commercial vehicles to the UK market.

EV automaker BrightDrop (a subsidiary of General Motors Corp.) of Detroit, Michigan, has announced completion of the first series production units of its EV600 light commercial vehicle.

GAZ Group of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, has unveiled a host of 15 new-generation vehicles at the COMTRANS 2021 show in Moscow. Three of these vehicles are built on zero-emission platforms, with two fuel-cell buses and one battery-electric bus.