21 wheelchair-accessible minibuses will join Transport for Greater Manchester’s prospective integrated transportation network (the ‘Bee Network’).

The third-generation demo truck, powered by a Cummins ‘X15N’ engine with renewable natural gas, hauled a fully loaded trailer on an 840-mile round trip in California to collect performance data.

The four projects are expected to take place over seven years, with the first two allocated for planning and procurement and the next five for trials.

The British startup manufacturer of electric trucks has issued a repudiation of ElectraMeccanica’s allegations and has announced its intention to take legal action.

The ten vehicles are all Ankai double-deckers which will feature Equipmake’s zero-emission drivetrain and a 327-kWh capacity battery pack, providing a 193 km (120 miles) range. The first vehicle will enter service in Q1 2024.

The company says it has begun a “critical development stage” with the testing of its X1.5 prototype hydrogen truck, which follows the launch of its HGV technology demonstrator in April earlier this year.

Production of the XB will replace the LF at Leyland Trucks in Leyland, UK.

A pilot scheme involving four Wrightbus ‘Hydroliners’ will start early next year, transporting workers to and from the construction site near Leiston.

The American manufacturer also stated its intention to “explore all legal recourse available” in connection with Tevva’s alleged breaches of the agreement.

A Reuters report yesterday announced that the Swedish-based electric vehicle startup has decided to file for bankruptcy in its home country.

This year, the Michelin Group is celebrating an important milestone in its long history of motor tyre manufacturing. In 1923, the French company developed a method for applying a new tread to old tyres, thus extending their useful life. One hundred years later, Michelin Tyre Plc commemorated the anniversary at the ‘Michelin Remix’ factory in Stoke-on-Trent, UK, where the company has been retreading truck and bus tyres since 1968.

Michael Bycroft has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Asset Finance & Leasing.