Both German automotive corporations, which have both committed to ramping up production of electric vehicles before the end of the decade, are keen to establish secure and sustainable supply chains for their EV manufacturing operations.

Dennis Eagle supplied Spelthorne Borough Council with an Elite truck fitted with a Palfinger crane and a Terberg OmniMAX electric bin lift system.

Meritor announced that in May this year it opened a new purpose-built test chamber for heavy-duty electric powertrains and drivetrain development at its brake manufacturing and global disc brake research facility in Cwmbran, UK.

Maxion Wheels has joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) and ResponsibleSteel, not-for-profit organisations which aim to establish global standards and certification for the sustainable sourcing and production of aluminium and steel respectively.

The Bus Ontime took delivery of 10 Futuras, reflecting early signs of a recovery in the European coach market, according to VDL.

Over several weeks, Tevva tested its 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck by driving it up to heights of 3,000 metres above sea level whilst fully laden with a 2.5-tonne cargo.

Alexander Dennis (ADL) has announced it is to offer its own in-house integrated battery electric city buses in single and double deck form from late 2023. The first ten new integral battery electric Enviro500EV double decks are to be delivered to KMB in Hong Kong.

ZF is now offering fleet managers and other stakeholders a real-time AI-based automated decision-making fleet management solution called SCALAR that optimises the efficiency of freight logistics and passenger transportation all in one system. Claiming to set a new industry benchmark, SCALAR brings together advanced digital connectivity and future technologies, including autonomous driving, for mixed fleets.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Transport Europe GmbH (MTTE) is to offer an enhanced idem open-system telematics package with its refrigeration units.

By wire steering to be in series production for passenger cars from 2023, says ZF; but its still a few years away yet for inclusion in commercial vehicles. Find out why below.

Benalu will merge its activities with those of Legras, becoming the newly formed ‘Benalu-Legras Group’, with Benalu CEO Arnaud de Ponnat as Chairman and Legras President Jean-Rémy Legras as shareholder. 

MT17.0LE Electric Single Deck Bus developed as part of a UK-government funded project to begin Buenos Aires in-service trials.