Tasman model to be rolled out globally from 2025 with 90,000 target sales in North America.

In the next several years, Siemens will establish a “Global AI Manufacturing Technologies Research and Development Center for Battery Production” which will initially focus on electric vehicle battery production.

Annual revenue declined by 32% from 2023 figures (USD 102.368 million) to USD 69.731 million. The net loss in 2024 (USD 324.245 million) almost doubled from 2023 (USD 177.716 million).

Workhorse’s step vans will be installed with telematics hardware and integrated with the ‘MyGeotab’ platform.

All new battery electric ‘CE Series’ school buses will now come with two features: “Illuminated School Bus Signs” and “Fully Illuminated Stop Arms”, referring to the school bus sign above the windscreen and the extendable arm on the left-hand side, respectively.

Westport has agreed to sell its light-duty interests, including its OEM and independent aftermarket businesses, to a Dutch investment firm for USD73.1m.

The contract is the second major order from a North American customer announced by Solaris since it laid out its strategy for entering the market at UITP 2023.

REE claims that the integration of its cloud platform with Geotab’s data analysis will provide “real-time actionable insights” which will help operators to improve overall fleet performance and therefore reduce their costs.

The order represents .4 megawatts (MW) of total rated power and comes at a welcome time as the company has delayed hydrogen infrastructure development due to the slower-than-expected adoption of fuel cell technology.

Sebastian Giordano brings extensive experience in the transportation and electric vehicle sectors. He has served on the boards of companies such as AYRO Inc (a low-speed electric vehicle manufacturer), DropCar Inc (a micro-logistics and mobility services provider), and Transportation and Logistics Systems Inc, where he was Chairman and CEO.

The ‘Air Top Pro 25’ is a commercial vehicle air heater with a maximum output of 8,500 BTU/h, or 2.5 kilowatts, whereas the ‘Cool Split 20 Evo’ air conditioning system is designed specifically for heavy-duty trucks.

Waabi’s self-driving system, ‘Waabi Driver’, will be vertically integrated with Volvo Group NA’s autonomous-ready trucks on the production line at New River Valley in Dublin, Virginia, USA.