ZF opened a new technical facility in Blythe Valley Park in Solihull, UK, dedicated to the research and development of autonomous, electric and digital technologies.

Volvo will be introducing updates to its 11- and 13-litre Euro VI engines for heavy-duty trucks next year in the UK in order to improve their fuel economy and driveability.

Volvo is supplying the UK's first battery-electric tipper trucks to Fox Brothers which will enter service in March 2022.

Tevva has raised USD57m by way of an oversubscribed private placement from new and existing investors for scaling up production of its soon-to-be-released 7.5-tonne electric truck.

Meritor is supplying its 'Blue Horizon 14Xe ePowertrain' to Electra Commercial Vehicles for a battery-electric road-sweeper prototype, slated to begin testing in Wales next year.

DB Schenker, which has placed one of the biggest orders for zero-emission trucks in Europe to date, will begin pilot testing in the spring and summer of next year.

Truck trailer rental company TIP Trailer Services has acquired Steers Group and Eurotrail, which leases heavy-duty vehicles in the UK.

A global memorandum of understanding was signed by fifteen governments at COP26, agreeing, among other commitments, to an interim goal of 30% of all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales to be zero-emission by 2030.

ULEMCo is developing a vehicle platform for specialised truck applications using Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell module. At COP26, the company showcased the world's first hydrogen-powered ambulance.

Ceres and RFC Power have entered a strategic partnership aiming to develop long-duration energy storage.

Equipmake and Beulas to provide in-service trials of the Beulas Jewel E in London, beginning Q1 2022.

Daikin Europe has unveiled its first range of Daikin branded refrigerated cooling units at the Solutrans show in Lyon, France.