Two and half years after the world premiere of the eCitaro electric city bus, it is now available in right hand drive for the UK and several other right hand drive markets that permit 2.55m wide city buses. 

Commercial vehicle manufacturers, Daimler Trucks AG, Traton Group and Volvo Group have signed a non-binding agreement to install and operate a high-performance public charging network for battery electric heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe.

Evobus has introduced its most comprehensive range of complete minibuses. The minibuses comprise four model series and are designed to meet all the many different operational requirements.

Daimler KAMAZ RUS, the joint venture company between Daimler Trucks AG and Russian partner, KAMAZ, is delivering an order for 100 Mercedes-Benz AROCS off-highway trucks from Russian construction company, Partner Group.

Swiss transport operator in the city of Basel, Baselland Transport, has taken delivery of  five Mercedes-Benz eCitaro solo buses from Daimler Buses as part of a pilot electrification exercise with plans to acquire a further eight more later this year.

Daimler Trucks’ 'eTruck Ready' App for determining which operating profiles and routes are suitable for an eCanter truck, is now available in key European markets where Daimler Trucks is selling the Fuso eCanter electric truck.

Emission and thermal management control company, Eberspächer Group says it has acquired ViCTORi LLC of Boulder, Colorado, USA, which makes air compressors for fuel cell systems.

Kögel Trailer has supplied Gruber Logistics, headquartered in Italy, with 60 of its inter-rmodal Cargo Coil Rail trailers and 20 of its Mega Trailer units from the company's latest generation NOVUM range.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks has confirmed, from autumn 2021, series production of the eActros distribution truck will commence at its assembly plant in Wörth am Rhein.

AKASOL has signed a framework agreement to supply batteries to bus, coach and trailer builder, Van Hool NV of Koningshooikt, Belgium.

Shell has started production of green hydrogen using what it claims is Europe’s largest aPolymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) electrolyser at its Energy and Chemicals Park Rhineland in Wesseling, near Cologne, Germany.

Collaboration between Scania’s bus and coach division, Gasum and Flixbus, will see the introduction of the first biogas-fuelled long distance LNG-powered coach route between Stockholm and Oslo.