In June 2020, EU registrations in the heavy truck (16t and over) segment were severely hit (‐55.6%), falling to 16,042 units from 36,093 units in June last year with Estonia and Latvia recording percentage losses of more than 80%, according to statistics collated by ACEA of Brussels.

VDL Bus & Coach BV of Valkenswaard, Netherlands is to supply Flemish operator, De Lijn with 70, Citea SLFA-180 hybrid buses.

Thermo King Financial Solutions, a division of Thermo King Europe Ltd, has launched premier+, an all-in-one flexible financial solution featuring a fully integrated refrigeration unit, trailer, telematics and service solution for one monthly payment.

Thermo King Europe and BPW Group have announced a collaboration to develop a new economic and ecological refrigerated trailer solution using regenerated energy from the trailer axles while braking.

Advancer is the name of a completely new tractor unit refrigeration platform that temperature control specialist, Thermo King Europe launched last month following more than four years of research, testing and development.

Private investor energy producer companies are leading the way towards reducing carbon emissions and in clean energy transformation, said Becky Knox of the Edison Electric Institute (EEIs) at the Busworld Academy, held in Omaha, Nebraska, USA in association with ABA Marketplace (January 2020).

“25,000 people die on roads in the EU every year,” stated Mathew Baldwin – EU Commissioner in a pre-recorded video presentation on transport safety at the Busworld Academy, held in Omaha, Nebraska, USA in association with ABA Marketplace, “a number, which we accept but which is patently unacceptable."

This year, coach building specialist, MCI, is offering 100% battery electric versions of its best-selling coach models for tour, charter and employee shuttle application, the 35ft, J3500 model and the 45ft, J4500 coach model, according to JP Pelletier, VP Engineering MCI NFI Group - Coach Business, announcing this during a presentation at the Busworld Academy North America held during the ABA Marketplace 2020 in Omaha earlier this year.

“At Navistar we are power agnostic, we offer diesel (Cummins), gasoline (PSI), gas (PSI) and in the near future, electric powered vehicles,” stated Gary Horvat,  Navistar, Vice President eMobility.

“The buzz word right now is zero emissions, and whenever someone talks about zero missions, we go straight to battery electric, but that is not the only option,” were some of the opening remarks made by Jeff Madura – Van Hool, Director of Public Sector Sales, North America in a presentation on Van Hool’s role on new technologies.

While hydrogen still has less of a market share than many other alternative fuels, it has some compelling advantages as a fuel: It offers zero emissions, especially for heavy-duty vehicles that require fast fill times and a lot of on board energy storage, stated Erik Bigelow, Center for Transportation and the Environment.

At what proved to be two days of very high-level seminars earlier this year by speakers from around the world on various subjects associated with public passenger transport and mobility at ABA’s Marketplace 2020 convention in Omaha - organized by Busworld Academy together with the American Bus Association - Busworld announced it was taking the partnership a major step further in 2021 with the launch of the first Busworld North America exhibition.