Bloomfield-based Jacobs Vehicle Systems Inc, a manufacturer of engine retarding and valve actuation systems, announced recently it has teamed up with ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a growing start-up from Geneva, Illinois, pioneering a new engine technology enabling low-carbon and carbon-negative fuels to be integrated easily into existing heavy-duty diesel engine platforms.

Swiss energy company, ABB Ltd of Zurich, Switzerland and Amazon Web Services, an Amazon.com Inc company based in Bangalore, are to collaborate on joint development of a cloud-based digital solution for the real-time fleet management of electric vehicles. The solution aims to optimise the efficient use of electric vehicles and speed up the electrification of transport fleets.

Volvo Group has signed definitive agreements to acquire 60% of Designwerk Technologies AG, an engineering company in Winterthur, Switzerland which develops and sells electromobility products and engineering services.

ROCSYS, Grivix GmbH and VDL Enabling Transport Solutions are working together to develop a robotic charging solution for Heavy Duty Charging under the grant-funded Eurostars project, Autocharge.

FPT Industrial is leading a Swiss-funded project aimed at reaching European CO2 emission targets* in 2025 and 2030 by making use of alternative fuels and e-fuels* as possible paths to addressing these challenges.

ENWAY GmbH, a Berlin software developer and Bucher Municipal AG, the Swiss sweeper manufacturer are to commence trials on public roads of a self-driving autonomous utility vehicle in Singapore.

Renault Trucks SAS has supplied a fully-electric 26 tonne D Wide Z.E to Swiss haulier, Rhyner Logistik, fitted with solar panels on the vehicle body to provide additional ‘green electrical energy’ for the refrigeration unit.

The first of 26, battery-electric D Wide Z.E. trucks from Renault Trucks SAS, have been delivered to Feldschlösschen AG.

Delivery of up to 50 XCIENT Fuel Cell electric heavy-duty trucks to customers in Switzerland by Hyundai Motor Company of Seoul, South Korea marks the first mass-produced fuel cell electric heavy trucks in South Korea for world markets.

Covestro AG (formerly Bayer AG), producer of industrial adhesives and plastics has developed a means to incorporate recycled CO2 as a substitute for oil-based polymers in manufacturing foam materials.

Hyundai Motor Company has begun shipping its XCIENT fuel cell powered trucks to Switzerland.

A new Japanese-owned, Swiss-based company, called Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd has launched Grid-eMotion Fleet.