The prototype is based on the Hino ‘XL’ 4x2 configuration, but fitted with a powertrain assembled by Hexagon Purus, including its proprietary battery systems, auxiliary modules, power modules, and control software.

Hexagon Purus says the 60,000-square-foot facility will have an annual production capacity exceeding 1,000 battery systems and will employ up to 150 engineers and assembly technicians.

The ‘AxTrax 2’ is a follow-up to ZF’s existing line of integrated electric portal axles for buses, delivering 210 kW of continuous power and 26,000 Nm peak output torque.

Led by seasoned experienced transportation industry personnel - Richard Welford, CEO, Anu Kabra, CTO and Tom Hughes, CSM - the new company aims to supply the goods transportation and distribution industry with a revolutionary electric axle design.

Plus’s technology is intended to enhance Bosch’s existing portfolio of steering systems which incorporate advanced driver assistance features to make handling easier and safer for the driver.

HVS is on track to be the first UK-designed and developed hydrogen-electric HGV on the market, and with the recent financial backing of the EG group, they just might get there.

Iveco has offered several iterations of the eDaily over the past decade.

Having recently started its two-year-long journey on the 2nd of May, the roadshow truck will attend 35 trade shows and fairs, travelling over 15,000 km across Europe, demonstrating the durability of Continental’s new Generation 5 Conti Hybrid truck tyre range.

ADL delivered its first batch of next-generation Enviro500EV electric double-deck buses to Hong Kong transport operator, Kowloon Motor Bus Company (KMB). This marks ADL’s first Enviro500EV double-deck buses in the Asia-Pacific region.

According to Dr Stefan Hartung, Bosch Chairman, the company has made this acquisition in order to grow its electromobility business by reinforcing its semiconductor supply chain.

Krone appointed two new sales managers to strengthen the UK sales team as demand for Krone trailers increases throughout the region.

In this special T&BB feature, we speak with the CEO of a company making off-road buses which was founded in Ukraine and which has borne the brunt of the Russian-led invasion of the country.