Putzmeister, a subsidiary of Sany Group since January 2012, last year became the official importer and distributor of Sany electric trucks in Europe.

This is a result of Rotala winning contracts for franchised bus services under Transport for Greater Manchester’s new Bee Network, which is set to launch in September this year.

The bus fleet consists of 20 Wrightbus GB Kite Hydrolider hydrogen fuel cell electric buses which are to be operated in the Crawley, Horley and Gatwick Airport areas of Great Britain.

The 3.5-tonne Iveco eDaily has set an official Guinness World Record for the highest weight towed by an electric box van. The vehicle pulled three trucks with a total weight of 153.8 tonnes over the required distance of 30 metres.

The company has announced it is set to receive a USD 283 million cash injection after a merger with New York-based special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp.

The order is made up of 169 BYD–Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV double-deckers and 130 BYD–Alexander Dennis Enviro200EV single-deck buses.

This report is based on trips to the Turbo Technologies facility in Huddersfield and to the third Hydrogen for Life conference in London, both taking place in June 2023.

The tests will enable First Hydrogen to gather data on fuel consumption, usage and efficiency, to therefore calculate the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) more accurately.

Electra’s involvement in the project began in January 2023 with a GBP 19 million/42-month project to build a pilot vehicle that demonstrates improved technological capabilities with range, efficiency, and design of components.

Project G is an AI-powered fleet management software that uses a chatbot assistant which enables customers to ask questions through a chat interface about their vehicle fleet on areas including vehicle performance, vehicle usage, fuel economy, cost savings and more.

The two XDC 450 8x4s will operate in Greenwich Wharf and will shortly be followed by two identical trucks, which are currently being bodied.

The announcement builds on a previous guarantee on a GBP26m loan from last year.