The P7 modular platform is designed to serve as a Class 3-5 commercial vehicle, with its fully-flat chassis providing a maximum payload of 8,800 lbs.

Innovate UK, part of UK Research & Innovation, has announced a new funding competition aimed at upskilling the UK’s workforce in the power electronics, machines, and drives sector (PEMD).

Electrification technology company Ideanomics Inc of New York City, USA, has announced a strategic investment in Slovakian Bratislava-based battery start-up InoBat Auto.

BAE Systems plc, headquartered in London and Farnborough, UK, has signed an agreement with Meritor Inc of Troy, Michigan, to jointly develop an integrated electric drivetrain for the commercial and defence sectors.

Kempower has announced it is to supply 70 fast chargers to operator Keolis. The chargers will support the Keolis fleet in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Alexander Dennis Ltd has begun deliveries from a 198-unit order of Enviro500 double deck buses to Berlin’s public transport operator BVG.

Two 37-tonne CF Electric tractors from DAF Trucks N.V. have become the first battery-electric heavy articulating trucks to be operating in the UK

A new feature for its heavy-duty electric trucks will allow drivers to remotely start preheating or precooling the vehicle in order to maintain optimal battery performance in extreme ambient temperatures.

The GPS navigation software will include a range prediction feature and a proprietary geocode system which assigns an identifying string of random words to 3m2 coordinates.

The order was made as part of a state-sponsored project in Carinthia which seeks to foster the development of a hydrogen economy.

The Austrian trailer manufacturer sees Poland as a key market and aims to increase its market share to double figures within the next five years.

The manufacturer is hiring an additional 100 employees at the site where it produces medium-duty diesel and electric trucks.