Transport operator, RATP Group in Paris has begun its first trial of a CaetanoBus H2.CityGold fuel cell powered bus on bus routes 189 and 21.

Renault Trucks SAS has supplied a fully-electric 26 tonne D Wide Z.E to Swiss haulier, Rhyner Logistik, fitted with solar panels on the vehicle body to provide additional ‘green electrical energy’ for the refrigeration unit.

Hydrogen Ireland says it has undertaken a multi-week, in-service, trial of the Caetano H2.CityGold hydrogen fuel cell bus in the Dublin area in Ireland.

Parker Hannifin has announced the latest addition to its Global Vehicle Motor family of high-power, permanent magnet AC electric motors.

MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd has purchased the HRVS Group Ltd, thereby acquiring five dealerships located in Ripley, Stoke-on-Trent, Sheffield, Scunthorpe and Sleaford, and a customer workshop in Burton upon Trent.

Importer and dealer, SAIC Maxus has announced the launch and availability of its latest battery-powered Maxus panel van, the Maxus eDeliver9, available at gross weights of 3.5t and 4.05t.

Aachen-based powertrain developer, FEV Europe GmbH claims weight reduction remains a primary focus for vehicles to achieve lower CO2 emissions.

The management team of solar-power transport solutions company, TRAILAR Ltd, has successfully completed a management buyout from Deutsche Post DHL Group.

CaetanoBus in December announced an order for eight hydrogen 12m buses from Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona for operation in the city of Barcelona for delivery at the end of 2021.

The Iveco Bus plant in Vysoké Mýto, which was home to the historical manufacturing brands of Sodomka and Karosa, is celebrating its 125th anniversary.

Leyland Trucks Ltd, the producer of DAF trucks for right hand drive markets, last month celebrated production of its 200,000th LF chassis.

Daimler Trucks AG, Iveco SpA and the Volvo Group have committed to work alongside Austrian oil company, OMV and Dutch firm, Shell New Energies NL BV under a new EU initiative called H2Accelerate, to help create conditions for mass-market roll-out of hydrogen trucks in Europe.