Once it is outfitted with equipment, the factory will employ more than 160 people, who will be engaged in producing an internal combustion engine platform for new vehicles sold under Traton’s brands.

Daimler Truck’s aim is to replace legacy systems inherited from its former parent, Mercedes-Benz Group, with a new system which integrates workflows and product design across all of its brands.

The Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr (“Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport”, or BMDV) has committed a total of EUR24.6m in subsidies to Volta Trucks’ German customers.

The German component and mobility systems manufacturer published its annual report for 2022, showing a 14% increase on its total sales for 2021, which were EUR38bn.

Over the next five years the global market for bus and coach is expected to almost double from around 169,000 in 2022 to 309,000 in 2027, according to Krishna Achutan, Program Manager at Frost & Sullivan speaking at a Busworld foundation seminar at Busworld North America.

Its subsidiary, PowerCo, will build gigafactories for EV battery cells in Sagunto, near Valencia, Spain, and in St Thomas, Ontario, Canada, to open in 2026 and 2027 respectively.

The agreement with Italian lightweight automotive components manufacturer, Poggipolini, will see both companies combine resources, skills and research and development projects regarding battery module and pack design solutions to service the automotive EV sector.

DAF Trucks Ltd has entered the UK’s Capital Cities Challenge EV Rally, showcasing its 19-tonne LF Electric truck across a five-day 1000-mile driving event, designed to test both the vehicle as well as the necessary charging infrastructure that will be utilised.

The organisation has made three recommendations to ensure the successful implementation of hydrogen into the UK transport sector, with the first being, a minimum network of 200 hydrogen refuelling stations by 2030.

The fuel cell uses a trapezoid flow field design enhancing temperature consistency responsible for increasing hydrogen production, durability and efficiency.

Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of palm oil and the government is keen to promote bio-diesel with 35% vegetable oil as a mainstream fuel in the country.

The company has opened a dedicated 580 square metre electric bus training centre in Mannheim for its customers’ employees, offering a range of courses including, bus driver training and the vehicle maintenance of electric buses.