During an online event on 14 September, Thermo King Europe unveiled three new products in the Advancer portfolio of trailer refrigeration technologies: a multi-temperature trailer refrigeration unit; an emission-free trailer refrigeration unit; and an axle-based smart energy recovery system developed in partnership with BPW.

The manufacturer of truck-trailer refrigeration technologies will dedicate the new research and development centre to zero-emission technologies for markets in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America.

The Athena Mk III series is a new range of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems specifically for diesel and CNG buses, boasting reduced fuel consumption and operating costs.

Stellantis will produce the new range of LCVs, including diesel and battery-electric drivelin options, at its Polish and Italian plants, and then supply them to TME.

The Swedish manufacturer has opened its first battery assembly plant in Ghent, East Flanders, where series production of batteries for its heavy-duty electric trucks will begin in the third quarter of this year. 

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has announced that Sigrid de Vries will assume the position of ACEA Director General on September 1st 2022. In this role, she will manage the association that unites Europe’s 16 major car, truck, van, and bus makers in the EU.

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has released data, collected by Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, highlighting the need for European states to construct charging infrastructure at high-use truck stops across the continent.

Bookings for the world's largest bus and coach show, Busworld Europe, in October 2023, start today - May 6, 2022.

The ITxPT aims to widen the interoperability between IT systems in the public transportation sector in the European and North American markets by creating an "open architecture".

Van Hool, Kiepe Electric, and Alstom will be collaborating on a vehicle based on the Exqui.City line of buses for BRT lines.

The share of the market held by battery-electric and plug-in electric vehicles in 2021 across the LCV, truck, and bus segments was 3%, 0.5%, and 10.6% respectively.

Bus and coach builder, CaetanoBus, has announced it will be co-branding its zero emission buses with Toyota. This move follows the bus builder’s change in share ownership in December 2020.