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.

Andreas Gorbach takes over from Ennerst as Head of Global Product Engineering & Procurement.

MAN Truck & Bus is introducing new ADAS and connectivity features with its latest generation of trucks. These are aimed at making the TGX, TGS, TGM and TGL, even more safe, more user-friendly, more efficient and more digital.

FEV Turkey has developed automated driving functions for TRAGGER, a new generation of battery electric service vehicles aimed at cargo and people transportation in various commercial and industrial settings.

Component and mobility systems manufacturer, ZF Group, reported a strong recovery in sales during the first six months of 2021, generating revenues of EUR19.3bn compared with EUR13.5bn in January to June 2020, which was significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The ZF Group of Friedrichshafen, is to restructure its commercial vehicle operations by combining its Commercial Vehicle Technology and Commercial Vehicle Control Systems divisions from January 1, 2022, into one.

June 2021 saw ABBA BidCo, a subsidiary of BorgWarner, acquire 89.08% of Darmstadt-based battery producer, AKASOL, for USD648m. 

Soon after the announcement by Irizar eMobility it had started series production of the Irizar ie Truck in Aduna, Spain, the electric mobility division of the Irizar Group announced it would be adding a modified electric truck model specifically tailored for the Swiss market.

Daimler Buses says it has fitted active filtration systems to more than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz and Setra buses operating in Stuttgart in response to the covid pandemic.

Daimler Buses has its first order for fully electric city buses from Poland. The order is for eight articulated Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses and 16 solo buses.