Foton is one of the largest producers of e-trucks and e-buses in China.

Chassis were built initially in Ipiranga, at a JV operation between Ford and VW before moving to the wholly-owned plant of Resende.

The company said that the first customer orders will be fulfilled from Q3 2023 onwards. 

The CeTrax lite is made for commercial vehicles weighing under 7.5 tonnes and is geared towards inner city and last-mile applications.

The Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr (“Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport”, or BMDV) has committed a total of EUR24.6m in subsidies to Volta Trucks’ German customers.

The all-new N-Series is to be made available first in Japan (summer), where it has set annual sales target of 40,000 units. Export sales will follow later in the year.

After Motiv Power Systems retrofitted five vans with an electric driveline in 2021, Purolator has ordered an additional 55 step vans, powered by electric drive systems assembled by Motiv Power Systems and fitted on Ford chassis.

In 2024, Hino plans to offer an electric version of its M and L series medium-duty trucks, branded as the M5e and L6e Series by integrating SEA Electric’s SEA-Drive power system.

The truck cab is uniquely designed in the style of a walk-in van, with a sliding door and weather-proof steps for entry and exit and an interior measuring 85 inches in height and 88.5 inches in width.

The Class 6-7 MD Electric series of trucks - the zero-emission equivalent of the MD Series launched in 2020 - will be supplied with SEA-Drive power systems over a five year period.

The company announced that series production is set to begin in the second quarter of this year at the contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Upper Austria.

Preliminary specifications include a 300-320 kW motor, a 2-speed transmission, a 90-100 kW fuel cell stack, and a small lithium-ion battery pack to provide extra power.