The Brake Performance Monitoring System of idem telematics GmbH of Ulm, Germany (a company of the BPW Group of Wiehl, Germany) is now being rolled-out across the European market including the UK through BPW Ltd of Leicester.

Irizar e-mobility of Aduna (the electric mobility division of the Irizar Group of Ormaiztegi) has placed its first autonomous 12m all-electric Irizar iebus into service in the city of Malaga.

Girteka Logistics, a major European logistics company based in Lithuania, has placed an order for 2,000 of the latest generation, Volvo FH trucks.

Deurne-based electric bus manufacturer, Ebusco, has commenced road trials with its first Ebusco 2.2, 18m articulated buses.

Stoke-on-Trent trailer manufacturer, Don-Bur (Bodies & Trailers) Ltd has, in conjunction with long term customer, Royal Mail, developed a new lifting deck trailer design with a lifting roof, for which the Royal Mail has placed an order for 45 tri-axle units.

Following a 12-month review of its UK and European operations, Manchester-based MWheels Ltd in the UK has rebranded as The Wheel Hub and Wheel HUB GmbH in Germany.

Automotive components supplier, BorgWarner has reached agreement to buy Darmstadt-based battery producer, Akasol, stating the acquisition will expand its commercial vehicle electrification capabilities significantly.

Paris-based Forsee Power, producer of smart battery systems for electro-mobility markets, has secured a loan of EUR50m from the European Investment Bank (EIB) taking finance borrowings in 2020 and to date to EUR105m for investment and in support of its growth into new electromobility markets and geographies.

Forsee Power is launching a new generation of extra-thin batteries called SLIM. They are said to compose the thinnest modular range in the world and will be equipped with a liquid cooling system and can be applied for use in all types of heavy vehicle.

Brigade Electronics Plc, a specialist in electronic warning and safety devices, has launched three new dashcam offerings to suit a range of requirements.

Knorr-Bremse AG, braking systems specialist and supplier of other technologies for rail and commercial vehicle systems, is to meet the challenge of electric mobility by bundling its existing expertise within eCUBATOR, a new development unit.

Hamburg operator, Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein GmbH is to acquire eight Irizar ie bus zero-emission vehicles, adding to existing orders from ICB Frankfurt and Rheinbahn Düsseldorf.