First Hydrogen Corp is a new player in the light commercial vehicle segment with ambitious plans for the European market. This month, T&BB spoke to Allan Rushforth, Chief Commercial Officer of First Hydrogen Automotive, about the company’s current and future strategy.

Both German automotive corporations, which have both committed to ramping up production of electric vehicles before the end of the decade, are keen to establish secure and sustainable supply chains for their EV manufacturing operations.

E-Bus builder, EKA, signs agreement with Canadian firm NuPort Robotics for ADAS and autonomy systems.

The Canadian manufacturer of fuel cell systems is moving into a facility located in Grays, near the Port of London and OEM customer Tevva, marking Loop Energy’s entry into the European industrial economy.

The Canadian government has launched a new four-year incentive scheme offering up to CAD550m to purchasers of new medium- and heavy-duty zero emission vehicles which fit the criteria for eligibility.

Hybrid drive systems with smart zero emission capability remains in demand for propulsions and accessory systems supplier BAE Systems.

The Canadian company will start testing its fuel-cell electric demonstrator vehicles - built on MAN eTGE platforms - at the end of July, ahead of first customer deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2022 and pilots shortly thereafter.

Rushforth will be responsible for scaling up the fuel-cell electric vehicle designer's business operations in Europe.

Navistar partnered with bodybuilders such as Morgan Truck Body and Altec to serve customers purchasing the battery-electric medium-duty truck platform across North America.

Prevost is developing the new coach and retrofit kit through a forgivable loan of CAD15.15m and a grant of CAD7.5m from the Government of Quebec, through its investment firm Investissement Québec.

The American corporation has completed its acquisition of Maxi-Métal, which has been operating in the Canadian market since 1983 and will be incorporated into Oshkosh's Fire & Emergency segment.

The Canadian company will work together with Aluminium Revolutionary Chassis Company to develop and manufacture Australia’s first zero-emissions bus with a full-length aluminium chassis.