Volta Trucks will begin pilot testing of the 7.5- and 12-tonne variants in 2024, with series production in the following year, thus expanding the range of weight & length options for potential Volta Zero customers.

Impact Coatings AB has announced the opening of its subsidiary in China, headquartered in Shanghai. The objective of the new subsidiary is to distribute the firm’s PVD (physical vapor deposition) coatings for hydrogen fuel cells in China.

The Swedish EV manufacturer has revealed the location of its first customer operations centre in Paris, France which will deliver the company’s Truck-as-a-Service business model following customer pilots of the Volta Zero truck in mid-2022.

Following two orders from operators in Hamburg for a total of 53 buses, the German manufacturer has announced that more than 700 of its electric buses have been ordered since the sales launch of the Lion’s City E range in 2020.

Scania has announced its aim to reduce emissions in its supply chain - for batteries, steel, aluminium, and iron in particular - by up to 90% by 2030.

Haldex AB of Landskrona, Sweden, has announced a partnership with Bernard Krone Holding GmbH & Co KG, based in Spelle, Germany, for the supply of its fourth-generation electronic brake system (EBS) platform for trailers.

The corporate venture capital fund of Scania has made an investment in logistics software company Parcelly Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

Votla Trucks has announced that it has raised EUR230m in its Series C funding round to support the production of its upcoming zero-emission, medium-duty truck, the Volta Zero, in 2023.

Engineers at the Swedish firm evaluated the pre-conditioning and thermal stability of the battery, defrosting and demisting, and traction performance in difficult climatic conditions.

The Swedish subsidiary of the Traton Group announced sales of SEK146m in 2021 and a 26% increase in order intake over the year before.

The order, a mix of waste collection trucks, box-body trucks and a single hooklift truck, will be delivered to municipal waste firm ARC through to the first half of 2023.

According to IHS Markit, Volvo Trucks achieved a 42% share of the electric truck market in Europe, with 145 vehicles under the Volvo brand having been registered in 2021.