Advanced Electric Machines Group Ltd of Washington, a spin-off from Newcastle University's electric motor research team, which is commercialising its electric motors for industry, has unveiled its series of HDSRMs for commercial vehicles and SSRDs for light and passenger car motors, which it believes are the world’s most sustainable motors for electric vehicles.

Axle specialist, SAF-HOLLAND GmbH of Bessenbach, Germany and British electric motor producer, Advanced Electric Machines Ltd are working together to develop the latest edition of the SAF TRAKr regenerative braking axle.

Ballard Power Systems of Vancouver has received follow-on purchase orders from Ballymena-based Wrightbus for 50 fuel cell modules to power fuel cell electric buses, for deployment in UK cities.

Alexander Dennis Ltd of Larbert, part of NFI Group, has secured a further 172 electric bus orders through the Scottish Government’s award of GBP40.5m in funding to bus operators through a second round of the Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme.

Dennis Eagle, part of the Terberg RosRoca Group, is entering the US waste disposal and refuse collection market with a new specialist truck.

Alexander Dennis Ltd of Larbert, UK, part of Winnipeg, Canada’s, NFI Group Inc, says its next generation double deck hydrogen bus can deliver a zero-emission range of up to 300 miles (480km).

Don-Bur (Bodies) Ltd, the Stoke-on-Trent trailer manufacturer, says it is working together with the North Staffordshire Engineering Group (NSEG) Training Association to introduce a new training scheme for Don-Bur’s engineering apprentices.

Electric truck developer, Tevva Motors Ltd of Chelmsford, UK has successfully raised USD12.5m (GBP9m) in capital finance in a funding round that it states was over-subscribed.

Volta Trucks, a start-up manufacturer of 16-ton gvw electric trucks under the brand name of Volta Zero, has selected California-based Proterra, as its battery supplier.

Specialist vehicle design and manufacturing group, Woodall Nicholson Holdings Ltd (WNHL) of Bolton, UK, which builds light- and medium-duty commercial vehicles under various brand names (which include Mellor Bus, Trekka Bus and VCS, see below) has added a fourth division to its group portfolio.

BM Catalysts Ltd, the Mansfield-based manufacturer and exporter of catalytic converters and DPFs claims any problems encountered because of Brexit will be short term and the company was already seeing improvements in trade supply routes.

The electric bus partnership between Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) of Larbert, UK (body) and BYD (CO) UK Ltd of Iver, UK (e-chassis) has expanded its city bus offering with the introduction of a shorter version of the BYD ADL Enviro400EV double decker.