Volta Trucks, the manufacturer of the dedicated 16t gvw distribution electric Volta Zero truck, has announced it has successfully concluded a funding round, bringing new investment, shareholders, and soon, a new Board member into the company.

Johnson Matthey Plc, a specialist chemicals company which manufactures catalysts, pharmaceutical materials, and pollution control systems, has confirmed its new battery cathode materials plant which is under construction, is to be powered solely by electricity from renewable sources from the very start of production.

Electric truck manufacturer, Volta Trucks, has confirmed the appointment of Meritor Inc of Troy as its strategic drivetrain component supplier for the Volta Zero.

Ashok Leyland Ltd has renamed its UK subsidiary, Optare Plc, as Switch Mobility.

Engineering consultancy, Ricardo plc, and hydrogen power technologies manufacturer, AFC Energy plc, have signed a collaboration agreement aimed at identifying new and innovative alternative fuel solutions.

Renault Trucks UK & Ireland Ltdhas announced plans to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) status by 2030 and revealed details of its Sustainability Initiative.

Following a multi-million GBP investment, trailer technology provider, BPW Ltd says it has now completed the first phase of its expansion plan by introducing an axle assembly line at its site in Leicester and stating that its axles for the UK market will now be engineered in Germany but built in Britain.

MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd has purchased the HRVS Group Ltd, thereby acquiring five dealerships located in Ripley, Stoke-on-Trent, Sheffield, Scunthorpe and Sleaford, and a customer workshop in Burton upon Trent.

Importer and dealer, SAIC Maxus has announced the launch and availability of its latest battery-powered Maxus panel van, the Maxus eDeliver9, available at gross weights of 3.5t and 4.05t.

Leyland Trucks Ltd, the producer of DAF trucks for right hand drive markets, last month celebrated production of its 200,000th LF chassis.

Gainsborough-based Eminox Ltd is to retrofit emissions control solutions to 205 buses operated by First Group (Scotland) enabling compliance ahead of the introduction of Low Emissions Zones in Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen between February 2022 and May 2022, and Phase 2 in Glasgow in 2023.

Croydon-based Thompsons Group, renowned for its steel tipper truck bodies is now carving out a reputation for its aluminium bodies with customers increasingly wanting aluminium bodies to accommodate a much wider range of operating requirements.