The new warehouse investment has been a result of significant and sustained growth in the Asia Pacific market as the company looks to drive future growth.

Irizar announced that UK transport operator the Go-Ahead Group has ordered 28 ie tram electric buses, which will operate as part of Kent’s “Fastrack service” on its BRT line in November of this year.

The total number of city buses with alternative drivelines in European Union 27 countries plus the UK, Norway (NO), Iceland (ICE) and Switzerland (EU 27+4) totalled 13,466 units  comprising 6,354 electric buses (excludes trolley buses), 4,022 hybrid-electric buses, 2,883 CNG buses and 207, hydrogen (fuel cell) buses.

These 'S.KO COOL' reefers are installed with Schmitz’s ‘S.CU d80’ transport refrigeration units as well as its ‘TrailerConnect’ telematics hardware.

In December, four Catalan public transport companies tested the 7-metre ‘eC24s’ in the Barcelona metropolitan area.

The 231-strong order will be delivered to the Canary Islands in batches over the next two years.

The latest diagnostics and telematics systems from its brand, Jaltest Telematics were on display. These fleet management systems have been designed for commercial vehicle fleets and predominantly deal with predictive maintenance through remote diagnostics tools.

The first deliveries of the second-generation vehicle are set for May 2024 and will be produced at the new truck production plant in Lazkao, Spain.  According to Irizar, the truck is lighter, has a redesigned cab and has made significant improvements to its batteries.

Irizar Southern Africa appointed Danie Human as the new General Manager, effective immediately.

The company displayed its new electric eBreeze HVAC system which is 20% lighter and requires 40% less refrigerant gas to operate than previous electric ranges.

The truck was driven by an internal combustion engine fitted with Westport’s ‘H2 HPDI’ system, which enables it to run optimally with hydrogen fuel instead of diesel.

The ‘eC24s’, which has a maximum range of 280 kilometres, measures 7 metres in length by 2.55 metres in width and carries up to 41 passengers.