The truck is fitted with an electric motor co-developed with Advanced Electric Machines and an optional fuel-cell range extender which increases the truck's range from 250 to 500 km.

Vicinity Motor and EAVX will collaborate in developing Class 3 and Class 5/6 electric trucks for municipal fleet and walk-in van applications respectively.

Vicinity Motor now has exclusive distribution rights to the Optimal S1 and E1, under the 'VMC Optimal' brand-name, in Canada and the USA.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, has partnered with autonomous trucking company, Gatik of Palo Alto, California, with a goal to advance the development of mobility solutions for the autonomous B2B short-haul logistics industry.

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.

Daimler Truck AG, a subsidiary of Daimler AG, based in Stuttgart, Germany, has started series production of its fully electric eActros truck, with the first completed model rolling off the assembly line at the company’s facility in Wörth am Rhein.

The 3.5-4.5 tonne LCV, based on Iveco and Mercedes chassis platforms, is the first such hydrogen-powered vehicle on the market in Europe, according to Quantron.

Scania has sold 124 R410 CNG trucks to Brazilian haulier, Reiter Transport and Logistics, in a sale worth BRL100m.

Mercedes-Benz Brazil has unveiled a fully electric bus chassis named the eO500U, which is specifically designed for use in Latin American cities and will be manufactured at the São Bernado do Campo plant from 2022 onwards.

JAC has completed an initial order of three JAC iEV 1200T delivery vans, to be operated by Brazilian drinks manufacturer, Fruki Beverages in Rio Grande do Sul.

Mercedes-Benz Brazil has announced the Arocs construction truck is now available, for which it has already received orders for 200 units, set to be delivered by the end of December 2021.

VWCO has expanded its truck portfolio in Angola with the launch of the Delivery light truck range, which is already available in fifteen countries in South and Central America.