The truck charging location is being built near two major trans-European networks: the Mediterranean corridor, which connects southern Spain to Hungary; and the Atlantic corridor, connecting Portugal with northern France.

This new mechatronics laboratory is designed to increase the efficiency of software verification and validation and is expected to cut costs by some 70-80% compared with traditional methods.

The Slovak company unveiled the tractor unit at a press event – a Ford F-Max truck retrofitted with a range-extended electric powertrain and dubbed ‘M&I RH120R’.

Mahle also announced that it will be taking 100% control of ‘Mahle Behr GmbH & Co KG’, a 75%-owned subsidiary specialising in air conditioning and engine cooling.

The initiative is enabled by the “hydrogen in mobility” subsidy scheme (Subsidieregeling Waterstof in Mobiliteit, or “SWiM”), which is offering a total of EUR40m to applicants next year.

The UK’s annual CV Show takes place over three days from April 29 to May 1, 2025 at the NEC in Birmingham.

T&BB spoke with Andrew Blundell, Managing Director at Irizar UK and Julie Hartley, Sales Director of Irizar UK who told us that the company is moving forward with plans to establish a new head office near Blyth, in Nottinghamshire.

Gustavo Marqueta-Siibert told T&BB that the British minibus market is doing “great”; together with its sister company Treka, Mellor has sold approximately 650 units in 2024 alone.

New plants are expected to enhance Bosch’s components position in the country’s rapidly expanding new energy vehicle (NEV) supply chain.

T&BB will be sure to keep you updated on the latest HVS news moving into 2025 but the recent departure of Ian Palmer (Managing Director) certainly doesn’t fill us with confidence moving into the year ahead.

The ‘RT1b’ is a new entry ramp and the ‘029g2’ is an electric in-swinging door which was shown together with an ‘RM2’ manual ramp.

These buses are part of the Exqui.City 24 series, which are intended for use on the T Zen 4 and T Zen 5 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines in the Paris metropolitan area.