H2 Green Steel is building a new steel mill in Boden in the north of Sweden which will employ green hydrogen instead of fossil fuels in the steel making process.

The low cabin of the ‘Volta Zero’ will be supported by an independent front suspension from ZF which can support a vehicle width of up to 2,600mm and an axle load of 8,200 kg.

As a result of the increased energy storage, the FL Electric can now travel up to 450 kilometres on a single charge, while the range of the FE Electric is extended up to 275 kilometres.

The ‘Front Short Range Assist’, ‘Intelligent Speed Assist’, and ‘Tyre Pressure Monitoring System’ have been designed to comply with the EU’s updated General Safety Regulation (GSR) which comes into effect in July 2024.

From the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Volvo will test autonomous trucks on freight corridors to El Paso and to Houston.

Starting next year, Sunsundegui will be licensed to produce the Volvo ‘9700’ and ‘9900’ coach models, based on a new chassis which Volvo Buses introduced last year.

Volvo will supply 150 double deck and 20 single deck buses based on its ‘BZL Electric’ chassis to Stagecoach, who will put them on the roads of Manchester from Summer 2024.

The range, called ‘Luminus’, is based on the BZL Electric chassis and is available in lengths varying between 9.7 and 13 metres.

T&BB spoke to Lind, who is Senior Vice President and Head of Bus and Coach at Scania, at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Barcelona, Spain earlier this month.

Nexyad’s main product, ‘SafetyNex’, monitors the driver in real-time and provides guidance and prompts which are intended to encourage “prudent” driving.

The decision to bring the launch forward was motivated by increased demand and rapidly growing interest among Scandinavian operators, according to Volta Trucks.

Einride has ordered the XD Electric “in a wide range of specifications”, which the company says it will use for various customers.