Capital Metro of Austin, Texas have placed an order for 26 ZX5 Elextric Bus units, with the option to purchase an additional 126 plus charging equipment over the next five years.

Daimler Truck AG, based in Stuttgart, Germany, is currently conducting testing of Level 4 autonomous trucks on public roads in the USA, alongside its autonomous systems subsidiary, Torc Robotics.

Allison Transmission of Indianapolis, Indiana, and the Italian-Chinese JV, SAIC Iveco Hongyan Commercial Vehicle Co Ltd of Chongqing, China, have announced a memorandum of understanding to integrate Allison’s eGen Power 130D e-axle into SAIC Hongyan’s regional and long-haul trucks.

EV automaker BrightDrop (a subsidiary of General Motors Corp.) of Detroit, Michigan, has announced completion of the first series production units of its EV600 light commercial vehicle.

Autonomous vehicle specialist Kodiak Robotics Inc, based in Mountain View, California, has announced a fourth generation of its autonomous truck system.

Linamar Corp., based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada has announced an exclusive manufacturing and licensing agreement with Michigan-based battery pack provider, eMatrix Energy Solutions¹

Alkido Pharma has purchased an equity interest for an undisclosed amount in the British zero-emission vehicle designer.

Vicinity Motor and EAVX will collaborate in developing Class 3 and Class 5/6 electric trucks for municipal fleet and walk-in van applications respectively.

The two companies will work together to develop a battery cell passive thermal management system which will conserve power and optimise battery performance.

Vicinity Motor now has exclusive distribution rights to the Optimal S1 and E1, under the 'VMC Optimal' brand-name, in Canada and the USA.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, has partnered with autonomous trucking company, Gatik of Palo Alto, California, with a goal to advance the development of mobility solutions for the autonomous B2B short-haul logistics industry.

Transmission and propulsion specialist, Allison Transmission Inc, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA has signed  of an asset purchase agreement to acquire the transmission portfolio of India-based AVTEC Ltd’s off-highway business and AVTEC’s Madras Export Processing Zone (MEPZ) off-highway component machining business.