The 'EiV22', which is based on the same electric vehicle platform as the single-deck EiV 12 and e1 launched for the Indian and European markets respectively, will be India's very first battery-electric double-decker, according to Switch.

Iveco Bus has decided to use Hyundai’s latest hydrogen fuel cell engine for its HFC zero emission buses.

Since the first installation in 2006 – a Euro-IV standard ISB 4.5 in a ‘Sultan’ midi-bus – Cummins diesel and natural gas engines have been offered in the majority of Otokar’s city and inter-city buses and its tourist coaches.

Renault Trucks UK delivered an 18-tonne E-Tech D Wide fitted with a refrigerated body which was built by Solomon Commercials and which is cooled by a Carrier unit.

The move is in line with Quantron’s strategy to become an original equipment manufacturer of commercial electric vehicles on the global market.

The MoU covers an initial period of three years, during which time Switch will supply transportation service provider Chalo with variants of the new ‘EiV12’, designed specifically for the Indian market.

In releasing product development news ahead of the IAA next month, Christian Brenneke, head of global R&D for the ZF Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division outlined the direction and strategy of CVS.

The proposed joint venture with the Taylor Group of Companies will build a manufacturing facility in Lowndes County, Mississippi and establish a distribution network for selling, leasing and servicing Terberg terminal tractors.

The ‘Zero Emission Mobility Innovation Fund’ is targeted at manufacturers who are based in or operating in Scotland and are conducting research and development into or trialling new zero-emission technologies.

The two companies believe that inductive charging – a type of power transfer which uses electromagnetic induction – has multiple advantages over conventional plug-in chargers; for instance, allowing a driverless vehicle to recharge itself without any human input. 

The manufacturer of exhaust and thermal management products released sales figures and recapped divisional changes and product presentations from the past twelve months.

Iveco Bus president lays out key bus market trends and how the company plans to expand into new markets of Central Asia.