Phillips Europe is a relatively new manufacturing operation for the US CV connector specialist, having bought Fortech Poland LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of quality 24v electrical connectors and cables for commercial vehicles in June 2018. The harness kits are part of a growing portfolio of products being developed for the European truck and semi-trailer market.

International Motors will distribute B-ON's light commercial electric vehicles - the Max and the Giga - in the UK.

The ‘eDeliver 7’ is a 3.5-tonne GVW battery-electric van model which is smaller and lighter than its sister product, the ‘eDeliver 9’.

The autonomous bus by Alexander Dennis will utilise an upgraded version of Fusion’s CAVStar autonomous driving software as it takes passengers along the 14-mile route across the Forth Road Bridge from the Ferrytoll Park & Ride in Fife to the Edinburgh Park Transport Interchange in Edinburgh.

The new innovation centre will allow engineers to carry out virtual engineering, design, processing, prototyping, product testing, and vehicle testing with products for EVs under one roof.

The MCV-bodied Volvo buses, comprising 150 double deck and 20 single deck, will be delivered to Stagecoach in the summer of 2024, serving in the town of Stockport in Greater Manchester.

Costing GBP 100 million, the two-year demonstrator project of a one-megawatt SOEC system will be undertaken in 2024 at Bosch’s site in Stuttgart, with the aim of proving that the technology is both cost-effective and highly efficient in helping decarbonise industrial operations.

The new facility will house up to 480 technicians and 100 commercial staff with the aim of training staff in both vehicle repair and maintenance as well as customer-facing skills that will be put into use in Iveco dealerships.

First Bus will convert the Leicester depot by installing new electric charging infrastructure provided by Heliox.

The Net Zero Hydrogen Fund was launched in May 2022 to provide up to GBP240m to support new low-carbon and renewable hydrogen production projects in the UK - 15 recipients were awarded in the first funding round.

Two bodies - a caged dropside van and a refrigerated box van - are targeted at commercial and vocational applications.

DAF Trucks Ltd has entered the UK’s Capital Cities Challenge EV Rally, showcasing its 19-tonne LF Electric truck across a five-day 1000-mile driving event, designed to test both the vehicle as well as the necessary charging infrastructure that will be utilised.