Fleet logistics management and vehicle hire giant, Ryder System Inc, together with In-Charge Energy Incand global electrification company, Zurich-headquartered ABB, have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to provide nationwide turnkey energy and electric vehicle charging infrastructure as a service to Ryder customers in North America.

The Irizar e mobility plant in Aduna, a division of Spain’s Ormaizetagi-based Irizar Group, has delivered two 10.8m Irizar ie bus electric buses to the Portuguese city of Bragança making them the first Irizar ie bus models to enter Portugal and the seventh European country to be included in Irizar's electric bus network.

DAF Trucks customers have driven 150,000 fully electric kilometres since commencement of field trials of six DAF CF Electric tractors in daily operation for food and container transport just over one year ago.

York-based CV and agricultural equipment manufacturer, Harsh UK Ltd is introducing major modifications to its hook-loader range to speed up operations.

Tyre manufacturer, Continental AG, has introduced a new tyre range for intercity operation -  Conti CoachRegio.

Heliox BV, the principal supplier of electric charging equipment in a truck electrification research project since 2017, has issued a joint statement with its partners saying that the consortium has made huge strides forward in its charging infrastructure and battery charging density.

Scania AB has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Transport of the Ivory Coast and SOTRA, the transportation company for the city of  Abidjan, to deliver 450 buses.

Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has invested an undisclosed sum in Autotech Ventures - an American venture capital fund based in Menlo Park focusing on start-ups in the ground transportation sector.

MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd has opened a new state-of-the-art dealership in Gateshead just two miles from the A1(M) north/south motorway for providing support for the complete range of MAN vehicles, ie trucks, vans, buses and coaches.

Bennes-Marrel at Solutrans 2019 in Lyon held last November introduced Blacktrack, a new and specially designed steel tipping 3-axle semi-trailer for transporting hot asphalt.

Presenting a year-end overview of its performance in the markets of the UK and Ireland, James Charnock, commercial vehicle and services director at Renault Trucks UK, said while political uncertainty surrounding Brexit had driven some pre-buy activity this year, the result had been overall market growth in the medium and heavy-duty (MHD) truck sector with 47,000 registrations at the end of November – up 14% on 2018, exceeding expectations. 

At Busworld in October, automotive HVAC supplier, Webasto Group, premiered its scalable Thermal Management System for electric vehicles.