The truck developed by Scania is a 230-kW series hybrid running primarily on battery-electric power, with a 120-kW petrol-powered generator to provide backup energy.

Included in the transaction are a battery systems prototyping facility in Stockholm and a cell production facility in Gdańsk, Poland, which employ a total of approximately three hundred employees.

Waabi’s self-driving system, ‘Waabi Driver’, will be vertically integrated with Volvo Group NA’s autonomous-ready trucks on the production line at New River Valley in Dublin, Virginia, USA.

Since November of last year, Scania has sent employees to the ‘Ett’ plant at Skellefteå in northern Sweden to assist with the ramp-up of cell production, according to a Reuters report.

Scania has committed to supplying Weber this year with approximately 20,000 tonnes of used sand from its foundry in Södertälje, a waste byproduct from the casting of engine components which would ordinarily be sent to landfill.

The Karsan Level 4 autonomous e-ATAK is set to start carrying passengers in Gothenburg between the Central Station and Liseberg Station in August 2025.

The Hedin Mobility Group has purchased the dealership and retail services network in the Nordic countries in Sweden (Gothenburg, Helsingborg and Malmö), Norway (Bærum), Finland (Espoo) and Denmark (Odense).

The acquisition supports United Safety & Survivability Corporation’s strategy to broaden its portfolio of safety solutions and enter new markets with Dafo’s advanced fire suppression technologies.

Einride has partnered with American multinational drinks company PepsiCo, to provide a fleet of five digitally optimised electric heavy-duty trucks in Memphis, Tennessee.

He replaces Jonas Rickberg who is leaving the company.

By restructuring the business, Northvolt hopes to raise a total of USD245m in new financing, including USD145m in cash collateral and USD100m of debtor-in-possession finance from an existing customer.

Scania says that, with “Complete Fleet”, it addresses the fact that many operators have mixed fleets of trucks and trailers of different ages and from different manufacturers.