The 17Xe ePowertrain, which is being tested in an Electra truck, is the result of a collaborative effort between Meritor and Danfoss Editron.

Morgan replaces Mark Clissett, who was appointed to the role in 2021 and left the company at the end of January of this year.

The companies will jointly build a 5GW catalyst-coated membranes (CCM) manufacturing facility in the USA in 2025.

99 double deck and 5 single deck ‘Electroliner’ battery-electric buses will join the fleet of Go-Ahead, who will put them into service in the city of Oxford from late 2023.

Located in the Railway Triangle Industrial Estate in Portsmouth, the new centre allows potential customers to try out depot charging options for electric trucks, vans and buses.

There is a five-mile extension of the existing 14-mile autonomous bus trial (CAVForth) from Edinburgh Park station across the Forth Road Bridge in the UK in an attempt to gather more complex data, utilising an upgraded version of Fusion’s CAVStar autonomous driving software and ADL’s Enviro100EV electric bus.

ADL will supply Stagecoach with 55 low-emission electric double-deckers destined for operation in Oxfordshire in late 2023.  

Having invested GBP 100 million in a project to produce super-efficient hydrogen engines, this multi-year project has reached a major production milestone with its 50th hydrogen combustion engine coming off the group engine line in Foston, UK.

The production facility will be built by Hygen Energy, an Oxford-based firm led by Wrightbus owner and Chairman Jo Bamford.

The project brings together a consortium led by HVS and includes Fusion Processing and Asda.

To meet growing demand, BMZ has expanded its battery production capacity in Karlstein am Main, Germany, through a Euro 11 million deal with Amada Weld Tech for the acquisition of welding systems, a key component in the battery manufacturing process.

42 ‘Sigma 7’ buses will operate on the Västtrafik transport agency’s ‘Flex line’, a demand responsive transport service which passengers can order by phone across the city of Gothenburg.