The technology uses renewable and recycled materials which exhibit “exceptional mechanical properties”, making the brake pads more reliable as well as more sustainable, according to Tenneco.

The milestone vehicle was a battery electric ‘eSprinter’, assembled at the ‘Mercedes-Benz Vans LLC’ plant in Charleston, South Carolina, where production of the new eSprinter range was initially launched in 2023.

The announcement was made following a launch event held in the city of Dubai in the middle of April together with MAN’s local importer, Darwish bin Ahmed & Sons, which has sold MAN trucks in the emirates for thirty years.

Seventy units from Rivian’s ‘Electric Delivery Van’ range have been incorporated into the German company’s American fleet, making up nearly a quarter of its total fleet.

The prototype, dubbed ‘Alumotor’, is a synchronous reluctance motor which does not require rare earth metals or cobalt in order to work.

Westport has agreed to sell its light-duty interests, including its OEM and independent aftermarket businesses, to a Dutch investment firm for USD73.1m.

Trial production to start in Q4, 2025.

They will be sold alongside Iveco’s own ‘Daily’ range of large vans, expanding its portfolio in the light commercial vehicle segment.

In the previous nine month period some 400,013 light trucks were registered.

The automotive manufacturer has announced the ‘VAN.CA’, or “Van Combustion Architecture”, will be launched following the introduction of the ‘VAN.EA’, or “Van Electric Architecture”, in 2026.

The LCV segment in India goes up to 7.5 tonnes.

The Ram ‘ProMaster EV’ is the first fully-electric vehicle to be launched under the Ram Trucks brand.