Vicinity made its presence known to the APTA visitors by displaying the Vicinity Lightning featuring Exro’s ‘two speed’ inverter and announced two new Level 4 AD trial projects.

The market for electric vehicles in North America is currently a very crowded one. In the wake of two crucial U.S. government bills – the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021) and the Inflation Reduction Act (2022) – established OEMs and startups are enjoying a boost in interest as grants and tax incentives support the expansion of EV manufacturing, sales, and charging/fuelling infrastructure.

Karsan has signed a distributorship agreement with Damera in the U.S.

Brunner’s primary product lines include brake shoes and s-cams. In a statement, Hendrickson said that all 325 Brunner employees have been absorbed by the company, whilst the Brunner brand has been retained and will operate as a division of Hendrickson Brake and Wheel End. 

Vehicle deployment is to take place on the 120 acre campus in mid-2024.

The truck was driven by an internal combustion engine fitted with Westport’s ‘H2 HPDI’ system, which enables it to run optimally with hydrogen fuel instead of diesel.

ZF displayed this model variant at Busworld Europe in Brussels at the same time.

The deal represents a key milestone in Mellor’s international growth strategy, marking its entry to the Canadian market.

The first construction phase of 'Northvolt Six' will begin at the end of this year, with a target of a 30-GWh annual capacity when completed in 2026.

American Battery Solutions Inc (ABS) states that its Li-Ion batteries have been fully designed, tested, and validated at its engineering and development centre located in Lake Orion with pack production scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2023 at ABS' Springboro, OH manufacturing facility.

Customers will now have the choice of seven or eight packs, increasing the vehicle’s energy capacity by 33% and extending the range by 46 miles.

The two companies have announced plans to integrate Adastec’s ‘Flowride.ai’ technology with the ‘Vicinity Lightning’ battery electric bus.