76 Lion's City E buses - solo and articulated - will be delivered to Oslo at the end of 2023.

This is the first of an 879-order comprising 636 two-axle 4x4 trucks for general transportation purposes and 243 four-axle 8x8 trucks for specific applications such as tipping, container transport and crane operation.

The Lowest Overall Driving Costs (LODC) programme provides an advisory service that pools together tyre-related operational costs such as retreading, digital solutions and other services.

The funds raised are intended to support the company’s research and development into e-mobility, autonomous vehicles and advanced safety systems.

UFI Filters’ “oil filtration module” for the European original equipment (OE) market reportedly provides better performance and lower emissions and fuel costs for trucks.

The project brings together a consortium led by HVS and includes Fusion Processing, Grayson and PNDC.

The two-day session saw a scale model of the 7.5-tonne Tevva truck facing winds of up to 80 mph, providing data on how airflow might affect the vehicle’s range and performance.

35 battery-electric buses - part of a contract worth EUR19m - will be delivered to the city of Riga by the end of 2023.

Brembo SpA has announced that its Enesys Energy Saving System, which has a new spring design on its brake calliper - reducing friction on brake discs and pads, lowering fuel consumption and CO2 emission output - is now available to the aftermarket.

The French manufacturer has been awarded a public contract for 73 battery-electric trucks to serve in waste management and street cleaning operations in the city of Barcelona, Spain.

Equipped with an adjustable-speed control conveyor belt, the 7.75-ton SAFE-TIPP tipper is 9.2 metres in length and can transport up to 26m3 of material.

Scania has issued a green bond worth SEK3bn to support further investments into electrification, and it has launched a venture capital fund totalling SEK2bn to support fledgling tech firms in the vehicle industry.