The Texas-based manufacturer of cryogenic equipment for the transportation of liquefied hydrogen will support Plug Power in the development of a hydrogen economy in the U.S. and abroad.

The two companies will co-operate in building and managing hydrogen production facilities in North America; additionally, Nikola will supply its truck customers with hydrogen sourced from these facilities over the next five years.

EV manufacturer BrightDrop (a subsidiary of General Motors Corp.) of Detroit, Michigan, USA has expanded its range of electric commercial vehicles with the announcement of the EV410 mid-size delivery van.

Electric commercial vehicle producer Lightning eMotors of Loveland, Colorado, USA and Ricardo Plc of Shoreham-by-Sea, UK have announced a strategic partnership to provide electric commercial vehicles to the UK market.

The Aurora Driver-supported PACCAR truck will carry goods between Dallas and Houston as part of a pilot programme.

The autonomous driving technology was jointly developed by Aurora and Volvo Autonomous Solutions, and will be integrated with Volvo VNLs at the New River Valley Assembly Operations in Virginia.

The platform, created in collaboration with PTC Inc, is intended to harmonise research and development across the Volvo Group.

The government-funded project involves the use of corresponding Wave charging pads installed on the undercarriage of the test vehicle and in the ground.

The agreement provides Nikola to right to issue and sell up to USD600m of its common stock in aggregate to the New York-based firm.

The two companies will work together in building and maintaining hydrogen fuel stations and will also develop training and industry best-practices for hydrogen refuelling.

The Indiana-based firm bought by Nelson Global Products supplies exhaust bellows, metal hoses, and other products to commercial vehicle OEMs around the world.

FAW will handle the installation of PlusDrive technology in its customers' vehicles, which will become the very first driver-in autonomous trucks to operate in China.