The contract, worth approximately EUR100m, was signed by Solaris and public transport operator Unibuss.

The components manufacturer began production of the electric powertrain for Class 5-8 CVs in December 2021. It also announced supply agreements with Thomas Built Buses and Hexagon Purus.

A global memorandum of understanding was signed by fifteen governments at COP26, agreeing, among other commitments, to an interim goal of 30% of all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales to be zero-emission by 2030.

The trial with Posten Norge will test the range, energy consumption, and operating costs of the battery-electric truck in the extreme cold within the Arctic Circle.

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.

Solaris Bus & Coach is trialling its new 15-metre intercity version of its Urbino LE Electric bus as part of a demonstration programme involving several Norwegian operators from Oslo and the surrounding area.

A European Union consortium consisting of 25 leading organisations in the hydrogen sector has been established to define, develop and test the first European standard for fuel cell modules for heavy duty applications.

Logistics software specialist, ABAX , has acquired RAM Track and Trace - a construction industry vehicle and equipment tracking specialist with offices in Belgium and The Netherlands.

BYD Europe Ltd (a subsidiary of BYD Inc) has partnered with Norwegian car distributor and retailer, RSA BIL Oslo, to expand its EV portfolio in Europe.

Norwegian grocery distributor, ASKO AS last month began pilot operation of four Scania hydrogen fuel cell 26+1 tonnes gross vehicle weight trucks with an electric driveline.