Testing of the Iveco Bus / Plus Inc heavy-duty truck (Iveco S-Way) installed with Plus’s level 4 autonomous driving technology (‘PlusDrive’), is set to expand from Germany into Austria, Italy and Switzerland in March 2023 in order to collect more complex road data and ultimately go into series production.

IDV hope to build on Horiba Mira’s expertise in remote control, teleoperated and autonomous vehicle technology.

Developed in Turin, the 69 kWh NMC (Lithium-Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt-Oxide) modular battery packs have been specially designed for LCVs, minibuses and buses.

The company announced the order for 500 articulated E-WAY electric city buses to Flemish government-owned public transport operator De Lijn, over the next six years, with the first 65 to be dispatched by Q1 2024.

The company announced the order of 150 E-Way 12-m long fully electric city buses from Italian bus operator Busitalia, with the first batch of 18 being delivered in July 2023 and staggered throughout until 2025.

Deliveries of the buses - a mixture of diesel and CNG vehicles worth nearly EUR34.2m altogether - are slated to begin in the second half of this year and will run into the first half of 2024. 

After signing an agreement to supply Italian public procurement company, Consip SpA, with 80 e-Atak buses in 2021, it is to provide another 27, by the end of 2023.

Angela Qu steps into the role of Chief Supply Chain Officer and Ángel Rodríguez Lagunilla as Chief Manufacturing Officer.

UFI Filters’ “oil filtration module” for the European original equipment (OE) market reportedly provides better performance and lower emissions and fuel costs for trucks.

Brembo SpA has announced that its Enesys Energy Saving System, which has a new spring design on its brake calliper - reducing friction on brake discs and pads, lowering fuel consumption and CO2 emission output - is now available to the aftermarket.

The new products are designed to increase efficiency, promote the use of renewable fuels, and open the market to electric mobility in both goods and passenger transport.

Exhibiting for the first time at Euro Bus Expo 2022, Enel X, Jema and Heliox made their presence known as active partners in the UK.