Ricardo's goal is to develop an electric motor with a smaller composition of scarce materials without compromising on performance.

The paper, published in Nature Electronics, argues that hydrogen technology is unlikely to play a major role in decarbonising heavy-duty vehicles, as the development of battery-electric technologies could soon render fuel-cell electric vehicles "superfluous".

Replacing the Elite 6 range, the new cab boasts improved visibility and comfort for waste collection crews.

Up to 40 new jobs will be created at the facility in Northern Ireland, in response to increasing orders from Mallaghan's customers in the commercial air transport sector.

Aidrivers will provide AI-enabled autonomous solutions and Ashok Leyland will provide vehicle platforms; the partners will work together to explore target markets and opportunities for cooperation. 

Haskel International, a compression systems specialist based in Sunderland, UK, and subsidiary of Ingersoll Rand Inc of Davidson, North Carolina, USA, has received a multimillion-dollar investment from its parent company to significantly increase its production capacity of hydrogen refuelling stations. In an interview with Truck & Bus Builder, Nick Power, Hydrogen Business Development Manager at Haskel International, discussed the firm’s plans for the coming year alongside the global adoption of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure.

More than 100 local authorities are taking legal action against Daimler, DAF, Volvo, MAN, Iveco, and Scania, who were found to have colluded in price fixing over fourteen years in 2016.

Construction at the site, where a new 12-metre electric bus for the European market is set to be produced, is due to begin on 18 March.

Yutong's official UK distributor Pelican supplied Cardiff Bus with 26 E12 buses, which now make up 24% of the public transport operator's entire fleet.

The Canadian designer of zero-emission CV concepts has appointed the former Ballard Power Systems executive to lead its division in the UK.

A review of the market opportunity for LNG-powered trucks in the UK. Bradley Osborne of T&BB reviews the market with a special focus on Volvo Truck’s proposition to discover a potentially very different market proposition to that of three years’ ago, when the first Volvo FH LNG trucks were introduced to the UK.

The SMMT reports that the UK market for LCVs below 3.5t grew by a fifth, while that for rigid LCVs between 3.5-6t shrank by 11.4%.