Two Hydroliners, assembled in Australia by Volgren from powertrain and chassis parts supplied by Wrightbus, will enter service in Brisbane, Queensland under French public transport provider Transdev.

The Chinese manufacturer delivered 2 12.4m fuel-cell electric buses - powered by a 65kWh fuel cell propulsion system jointly developed by SinoHytec and Toyota - to Transit Systems of Brisbane.

The SEA 500 EV medium-duty truck is installed with a fully-electrified pumping system, installed by Refuel International.

EnergyAustralia will help SEA Electric to offer an "end-to-end solution", advising its customers on how to best meet their charging needs.

The corporation has made a EUR50m equity investment into Vulcan Energy, which is currently operating a zero-emission project in the Upper Rhine Valley for the extraction of critical vehicle battery elements.

The Canadian company will work together with Aluminium Revolutionary Chassis Company to develop and manufacture Australia’s first zero-emissions bus with a full-length aluminium chassis.

The American electric cab-chassis manufacturer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with private equity firm Boss Capital Holdings to collaborate in marketing commercial electric vehicles in Australia. 

The Northern Irish coachbuilder will supply Volgren with all the necessary components to assemble a hydrogen powertrain, so that they can be integrated into buses built locally in Australia.

Hyva Pacific, based in Thornton, New South Wales, Australia (a subsidiary of Hyva Holding BV of Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands) has announced the acquisition of Truck Cranes Australia Pty Ltd of Brisbane, Queensland.

A report co-authored by the Electric Vehicle Council and the Australian Trucking Association recommends a series of measures to help Australian truck manufacturing to catch up with the rest of the world in the transition to electric vehicles, including changes to Australian Design Rules and federal- and state-level incentives.

Tighe joins the Australian-American electrification specialist from Blue Bird Corporation.

The company eventually aims to power the facility entirely with solar power.