Cummins used the IAA to reveal its new medium-duty hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine, which has been developed as part of the European H2-ICE project and Destination Zero Initiative.

The project, called NEFTON, is assessing whether fast megawatt charging can help battery-electric trucks to match the typical profile of a conventional truck used for long haul transportation, and measuring the impact that megawatt chargers would have on the national grid.

The German automotive systems supplier reports that “several thousand” trailers in DSA’s fleet will be equipped with TX-Trailerpulse, connecting them to its Transics-branded 'Fleet Management Solutions'.

Following its deal with Volvo Buses, Flix hopes to make the procurement of coaches easier and cheaper for its partners, who operate in over 30 European countries as well as in North and South America.

A modular approach from Microvast allows different and new battery cell chemistries to be installed into different battery packs to meet variations in operator applications and need.

The initiative will use 7.5-megawatt bus batteries taken from forty-three electric VDL buses in operation in Eindhoven since 2016 and repurpose them for stationary applications.

Siemens will provide its expertise in building charging infrastructure and developing software and control systems for energy management to Volta Trucks customers subscribed to its 'Truck-as-a-Service' offering.

TRAKr, which entered pre-production in June, is already being incorporated into trailer products by Carrier Transicold and Pacton Trailers.

The German retrofitter has set up a U.S.-based subsidiary – to be led by Richard Haas – and it has announced an order for up to 500 fuel-cell electric trucks from TMP Logistics Group.

VDL displayed its new generation Citea electric bus at Innotrans – claiming it is lighter, offers a longer range and comes with increased passenger capacity, series production starts in Eindhoven at the year end.

Idem to provide data security for the Fraikin commercial vehicle fleet.

The automotive parts manufacturer has signed a letter of intent with cellcentric for the joint development and production of humidifiers which will prolong the service life of fuel cells.