Reporting strong results in 2022, the German tyre and technology company said its focus was on the environment and sustainability by developing tyres from renewable and recycled materials.

UK bus fleet operators are choosing to further extend the ‘lives’ of their vehicles with refurbishment bookings through AD24, ADL’s digital aftermarket software.

48 ‘Lion’s City 12 E’ buses are set to be delivered to Hamburg in late 2023/early 2024, with more to potentially follow as per the terms of the framework agreement signed by the two companies.

According to Ricardo, it has produced a prototype internal combustion engine and sent it off to Cummins and BorgWarner, who are partners in the Avanced Propulsion Centre project.

Mafi & Trepel have selected the American company’s latest ‘MV-C Gen 4’ battery systems for commercial vehicles to power their electric product ranges.

LGES is one of the leading global battery cell suppliers.

The Global Product Management position is a new role, created in order to foster strategic and operational cohesion between the group’s four subsidiaries, while the role of Finance and Human Resources combines two board positions which were previously separate.

On 9 March 2023, the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum hosted a conference, bringing together policymakers and private stakeholders, as well as representatives from local government, to discuss the UK’s progress towards the 2030 ban of petrol and diesel cars and vans. In this T&BB report, Bradley Osborne presents the salient points which arose from the discussion.

Volvo Buses plans to wrap up its operations in Wrocław by the end of the first quarter of 2024, affecting 1,600 jobs.

UD Trucks working with autonomous driving system software and hardware provider and integrator, Finland’s Sensible 4 Oy.

Two ‘FH Electric’ trucks will be trialled in the Kankberg mine near Skellefteå, transporting rock bolts and other equipment as well as rock and ore.

The Swedish manufacturer announced the delivery of its first electric truck to Morocco, reportedly making it the first global brand with a heavy electric truck in commercial operation in Africa.