The intention is to define a single European-wide approach to assessing the environmental impacts of zero-emission vehicles and batteries - making it possible to directly compare different products and determine which are more environmentally friendly.

The German retrofit firm reported an annual turnover of approximately EUR13m, a 25% year-on-year increase.

The company ended 2022 with a record order book of 1,474 buses compared with 325 in 2021.

JCB has stated that retrofitting the hydrogen engine - which is made for construction and agricultural machinery - into the Mercedes truck took just a few days.

The order for 97 7900 S-Charge hybrid electric buses was secured through a public tender as part of a wider framework agreement between the two companies.

Testing of the Iveco Bus / Plus Inc heavy-duty truck (Iveco S-Way) installed with Plus’s level 4 autonomous driving technology (‘PlusDrive’), is set to expand from Germany into Austria, Italy and Switzerland in March 2023 in order to collect more complex road data and ultimately go into series production.

The truck-trailer components manufacturer reported a revenue increase of approximately 25% over the previous year.

The Liverpool-based retrofit firm says it is initially contracted by Aberdeen City Council to convert 35 vehicles, including waste collection vehicles and road sweepers.

According to the deal agreed between the two companies, HysetCo will start offering vans, minibuses and chassis cabs made to run on fuel-cell electric power by Hyvia, along with services and fuel.

VWCO works closely with sister organisation MAN to expand export sales.

It is no secret that big changes are afoot in the CV industry, and the challenges faced by manufacturers, old and new, are enormous. Martin Wawra, Head of the Mobility Division at Voith Turbo, spoke to T&BB about how the company is maintaining its “right to play” in the industry by addressing decarbonisation, digitisation, and problems such as rising costs and volatile supply chains.

The CV corporation saw net sales of SEK473.5bn in 2022 from SEK372.2bn in 2021. CEO and President, Martin Lundstedt, stated that Volvo ended 2022 in a good financial position with an adjusted operating margin of 10.7%.