Jema has been contracted by London bus operator, Go-Ahead, owned by Metrobus, to install ‘16 miles’ of opportunity charging on the London 358 bus line.

The Northern Irish manufacturer has said that the government-backed credit will support its plans to grow exports to over 40% of its annual turnover.

The 12-metre bus is a hydrogen-powered variant of the ‘e-ATA’ line of battery-electric buses, fitted with a 70-kW fuel cell providing a range of 500 kilometres.

The joint demonstration programme applied Westport’s ‘H2 HPDI’ fuel system to Scania’s 13-litre ‘CBE1’ diesel engine platform, which achieved a peak brake thermal efficiency of 51.5%, compared to a 50% diesel baseline.

The company has amalgamated two locations responsible for the design, assembly, testing and installation of its products under one roof.

The company said the design philosophy of the new XD was built on the same values as the “International Truck of the Year 2022” winning XF and XG long-haul commercial vehicles, in terms of driver comfort, quality, efficiency and safety.

The C-550, C-650 and C-750 have maximum power ratings of 5.2 kW, 6 kW and 6.8 kW respectively, and will serve small trucks and vans with bodies of up to 52 cubic metres.

GUS will fulfil demand for InoBat battery orders ahead of Inobat Auto’s own production facility in Voderady, Slovakia, becoming fully operational.

SBRS currently services public transport operators, municipalities and logistics companies in cities including Brussels, Vienna and Cologne.

The new-generation NMC lithium battery packs, which EvoBus produced in partnership with Akasol, contain cylindrical cells that provide 50% greater energy density.

The clients include Opex SAS, a Colombian systems integrator of batteries and hydrogen fuel cells and Avia Ingeniería y Diseño S.L, a Spanish electric powertrain manufacturer.

A JV called Terberg Tractors Malaysia Sdn Bhd (TTM) of Puchong, Selangor, is testing an autonomous terminal tractor in a container terminal in Johor this month, using artificial intelligence (AI) and software supplied by Aidrivers Ltd of Uxbridge, UK.