New Flyer of America has announced its Xcelsior AV automated transit bus is now in operation at Robotic Research in Clarksburg, Maryland.

Grande West Transportation Group Inc, has entered a distribution agreement with Kontrol Energy Corp of Vaughan, to offer BioCloud, a coronavirus detection system in its Vicinity line of buses.

Dana Incorporated has expanded and upgraded its range of Dana TM4 SUMO HP electric motors and inverters, including the HV1000 and HV2500.

Since the launch of the Class 2 Utilimaster Velocity F2 walk-in-van (WIV) in October 2020 by The Shyft Group Inc, the company says the model has attracted significant orders from parcel delivery companies.

Li-Cycle Corporation which claims to be America’s largest capacity lithium-ion battery recycling company, in December announced its Spoke 2 facility at Eastman Business Park in Rochester, New York - a second li-ion battery recycling centre was now fully operational.

The Shyft Group Inc announced it is to produce its first production order of electric vehicles for two major parcel delivery companies on its new flexible body assembly line later this year.

The Shyft Group Inc has acquired F3 MFG Inc, a manufacturer of aluminium truck bodies and accessories light-duty trucks

Southern California Gas Co is to field test a new technology which can simultaneously separate and compress hydrogen from a blend of hydrogen and natural gas.

A collaboration between commercial vehicle makers, Navistar Inc, General Motors Corporation and OneH2, a commercial supplier of hydrogen fuel, is introducing a complete solution for customer implementation of a hydrogen-powered zero-emission long-haul vehicle, to be initially piloted by J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.

School bus manufacturer, Blue Bird Corporation, is to begin production of its latest propane and gasoline Vision school buses integrating Ford’s all-new 7.3-litre V8 engine incorporating a purpose-built fuel system designed specifically for school-bus application.

Navistar International Corporation plans to sell its engine R&D testing facility and former engine manufacturing plant at Melrose Park in Illinois to a developer by the end of 2021 for redevelopment into a state-of-the-art industrial business park.

Groupe Renault and Plug Power Inc have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch a 50-50 joint-venture based in France by the end of the first half of 2021.