This now extends Loop’s footprint beyond South Korea, Italy and Australia and now into Poland. The company calculates that its fuel cells are being used in 12,000 buses, a number that is only growing.

This report is based on trips to the Turbo Technologies facility in Huddersfield and to the third Hydrogen for Life conference in London, both taking place in June 2023.

The tests will enable First Hydrogen to gather data on fuel consumption, usage and efficiency, to therefore calculate the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) more accurately.

Electra’s involvement in the project began in January 2023 with a GBP 19 million/42-month project to build a pilot vehicle that demonstrates improved technological capabilities with range, efficiency, and design of components.

Project G is an AI-powered fleet management software that uses a chatbot assistant which enables customers to ask questions through a chat interface about their vehicle fleet on areas including vehicle performance, vehicle usage, fuel economy, cost savings and more.

The two XDC 450 8x4s will operate in Greenwich Wharf and will shortly be followed by two identical trucks, which are currently being bodied.

Anadolu Automobil Romania (AAR) is the official distributor of Karsan vehicles in Romania - by the end of the year, the number of Karsan vehicles in the country will reach 240, operating in 15 cities.

The Kässbohrer K.SPA M is an extendable heavy-duty platform developed by Kässbohrer in 3- and 4-axle versions and is available in different height options that can be coupled with mega and standard trucks.

The company aims to be the frontrunner in the race for autonomous bus-driving technology.  

The Randon Technological Centre occupies an area of more than 90 hectares in Farroupilha, in the south of Brazil. With 15 kilometres of test field, more than 20 types of tracks and a 2,200 m² building with laboratories, engineering, and administration offices.

The project, known as ‘Mach2’, aims to integrate Level 4 autonomous Renault minibuses, without onboard supervision, into the city’s public transport network, which is operated by Keolis.

The announcement builds on a previous guarantee on a GBP26m loan from last year.