Over the next five years the global market for bus and coach is expected to almost double from around 169,000 in 2022 to 309,000 in 2027, according to Krishna Achutan, Program Manager at Frost & Sullivan speaking at a Busworld foundation seminar at Busworld North America.

Its subsidiary, PowerCo, will build gigafactories for EV battery cells in Sagunto, near Valencia, Spain, and in St Thomas, Ontario, Canada, to open in 2026 and 2027 respectively.

The fuel cell uses a trapezoid flow field design enhancing temperature consistency responsible for increasing hydrogen production, durability and efficiency.

The Volvo subsidiary announced an order for five 40-foot electric buses from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the public transport agency which serves the District of Columbia and surrounding parts of Maryland and Virginia in the USA.

After Motiv Power Systems retrofitted five vans with an electric driveline in 2021, Purolator has ordered an additional 55 step vans, powered by electric drive systems assembled by Motiv Power Systems and fitted on Ford chassis.

The Canadian bus and coach group's income went into the red in 2022, with adjusted EBITDA tumbling from USD164m the year before to minus USD59m.

First Hydrogen has revealed plans for its Generation II concept vehicle, designed with either fuel cell electric or battery electric drive trains.

Part of a series of features on the tech industry and its impact on commercial vehicles, this piece looks at established firms and start-ups based around Toronto and in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, both situated in southern Ontario, Canada.

Algolux specialises in perception software to improve computer vision for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicles.

Under the Inflation Reduction Act, vehicles with a gross weight exceeding 14,000 pounds (6350 kg) can now qualify for commercial clean vehicle tax credits of up to USD40,000.

Westport has committed to investing up to USD10m a year over the next decade to support the construction and development of the new site, which it will undertake together with the local authority.

The credit facility is being provided by the Royal Bank of Canada and Export Development Canada to fund production of its Class 3 electric trucks.