Construction at the site, where a new 12-metre electric bus for the European market is set to be produced, is due to begin on 18 March.

The Nelec electric bus by Carrocera Castrosua S.A. of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, has been awarded the title of Ecological Bus of the Year 2022 at Spain’s National Transport Awards, beating nine other nominees to the award. This adds to the Red Dot Design Award that the Nelec received in 2021.

Ground-breaking at the new manufacturing and technology centre in the Castilla y León region is set for 27 January 2022.

The joint venture, 'AccionaPlug', will be dedicated to the development, operation and maintenance of green hydrogen projects across Spain and Portugal.

Irizar has launched its very first battery-electric truck, which is billed as the lowest-entry truck on the market and is designed for specialised urban and construction applications. It was exhibited at Solutrans in Lyon, France.

BYD Inc has received orders for 100 units of its 12m eBus from Israel, and a further 25 units from Spain. The purchase forms a component of the city of Barcelona's wider sustainability strategy.

Equipmake and Beulas to provide in-service trials of the Beulas Jewel E in London, beginning Q1 2022.

The two companies jointly developed the refrigerated truck, which is an MAN eTGM with an inverter-driven refrigeration unit.

Bus and coach manufacturer Irizar Group, based in Ormaiztegi, Spain, has announced it has manufactured its first series production model of the i4 LNG coach. It is now available to order, built on a Scania 320 EB 4x2 chassis, equipped with a 9 litre, 320 hp Scania LNG engine.

The Jewel E will provide a range of up to 250 miles and complies with the latest safety standards set by Transport for London.

Terberg Tractores Iberia, formed in partnership with the Feyter Group, will supply specialist vehicles for port operations, logistics, and the steel and concrete products industries in the Iberian Peninsula.

The EUR50m plant will manufacture electrolysers for the production of green hydrogen, beginning in 2023.