Denyo Co Ltd and Toyota Motor Corporation have developed jointly a fuel cell power supply vehicle which uses hydrogen to generate electricity.

Daimler Trucks AG & Buses is claiming positive feedback from customers worldwide who collectively have passed over seven million kilometres of operation using emission-free battery-powered trucks and buses.

Daimler Trucks says its subsidiary, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation, recently demonstrated a new electric concept truck with several advanced technologies at its so called “Fuso Future Innovation Lab” event at its headquarters in Kawasaki, Japan.

Volta Trucks, the Scandinavian start-up full-electric vehicle manufacturer, has entered a tyre partnership with Japan's Bridgestone tyre manufacturer.

The Allison T 280 fully automatic transmission from Allison Transmissions Inc has been selected as standard equipment for all new medium-sized city buses manufactured by J-Bus Ltd.

Toyota Motor Corporation and Honda R&D Co Ltd are to create a mobile power generation/output system, 'Moving e', consisting of a fuel cell bus which can carry a large amount of hydrogen, portable external power output devices and portable batteries.

A new Japanese-owned, Swiss-based company, called Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd has launched Grid-eMotion Fleet.

Hitachi Ltd has acquired a controlling stake of 80.1% in the power grids business of ABB Ltd.

Toyota Motor Corporation says it has developed a new world  first ‘stamp-type plating’ technology for metal coatings.

Toyota Motor Corporation and its truck-making subsidiary, Hino Motors Ltd in March announced plans to jointly develop a fuel cell-powered heavy-duty truck and to jointly push ahead with initiatives that will encourage the commercial adoption of hydrogen fuel-cell technologies, including verification tests and other initiatives.

BYD Company Ltd and Toyota Motor Corporation of Tokyo have formed a new joint venture company, called BYD Toyota EV Technology Co Ltd for R&D in battery electric vehicles.

Isuzu Motors Ltd and car giant, Honda Motor Ltd, in January signed an agreement to carry out joint research to develop fuel-cell-powered heavy-duty trucks.