CaetanoBus is set to supply German public transport operator Deutsche Bahn (DB), with 60 hydrogen-powered H2.City Gold buses, to be delivered in Q1 2024, following 71 European orders last year.

The company, which distributes the Isuzu Grand Toro coach, Visigo coach, Kendo CNG coach and the all-electric Novo Citi Volt midibus in the UK, now is offering all these vehicles in the Republic of Ireland.

The 10th edition of Busworld Turkey is set to take place between the 29th – 31st of May 2024, in Halls 1 & 3 of the Istanbul Expo Centre in the Turkish capital.

The “TireTech” app provides information on the optimum tyre pressure for Continental’s truck and bus tyre range as well as relevant service information, helping maximise performance, uptime and fleet efficiency benefitting operators, dealers and service technicians alike.

Juratek is an aftermarket supplier and maker of brake components - such as discs, brake pads, callipers, and actuators - for buses, trailers and trucks, under the brand names of Juratek and BettaParts.

Jaguar Land Rover is participating in the scheme, trialling a Yutong ‘TCe12’ bus in its commuter service between Gaydon and Whitley, a round trip of 40 kilometres which amounts to 1,586 kilometres each month.

Nikola Iveco received a Letter of Intent from the freight-forwarding firm to acquire 20 fuel-cell electric trucks – with the eventual intention of replacing its entire fleet with Nikola’s vehicles.

The deal will mark the first time that ZF’s OnTraX system for lane keeping assistance has been installed in a commercial vehicle platform in North America.

Set to provide 450 jobs, the 270,000 square metre automated high-bay global parts warehouse will stock over 300,000 items from screws to finished truck cabs.

Konvekta is a pioneer in using CO2 as a refrigerant in climate control HVAC systems. More than 2,000 buses have been fitted with its CO2 heat pump HVAC system and these are now in successful operation throughout Europe.

While the majority of the hydrogen produced will be used in industry (including automotive), 10% has been earmarked as fuel for hydrogen vehicles, and Plug Power says it will also be installing a hydrogen fuel station at the site.

The Commission proposes a mandatory 45% emissions reduction from 2030 (compared with 2019), a 65% emission reduction from 2035 and a 90% emissions reduction on all heavy-duty vehicles from 2040.