In addition to the four- and five-pack configurations offered previously, Scania is now allowing customers to specify three battery packs, with a total energy capacity of 312 kWh.

The new light truck is assembled by an all-women team.

Volvo says the order books are “open” for the UNVI-bodied coach, which is based on the ‘B13R’ chassis produced by Volvo at its factory in Boras, Sweden.

The manufacturer is trialling a new autonomous driving feature, developed in-house, which allows buses to drive into and out of passenger stops independently of the driver.

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.