Meritor Inc of Troy has announced Chris Villavarayan, currently executive vice president and chief operating officer, will become chief executive officer and president on January 28, 2021.

Ford Motor Company of Detroit is investing USD100m in its Kansas City assembly plant and adding approximately 150 full-time jobs to begin producing the all-new electric Transit van, called E-Transit, which is expected to be available from late 2021.

Cummins Inc, which began developing its fuel cell and related technologies more than 20 years ago, is continuing to invest in developing fully integrated fuel cell powertrains, fuel cell range-extender powertrains and stationary fuel cell systems.

Japanese truck manufacturers, Toyota Motors Corporation, and its subsidiary, Hino Trucks Ltd, have come together to develop jointly a hydrogen fuel cell powered tractor unit for the Class 8 market in North America in conjunction with Hino Trucks’ subsidiaries in the USA  and Toyota Motor North America.

Electric vehicle start up, Arrival Ltd has attracted investment funding of USD118m to finance its global expansion plans.  

Electric vehicle start up, Arrival Ltd has announced its first electric vehicle ‘Microfactory’ is to be built in the USA.

Carrier Transicold Europe, part of Carrier Global Corporation, has launched what it calls its first fully ‘autonomous,’ all-electric engineless refrigerated trailer system, the Vector eCool.

Proterra Inc has launched its new battery-electric transit bus, the Proterra ZX5.

Electric bus builder, Proterra Inc, also a producer of batteries, has unveiled its very latest series of battery packs, called the H Series, which offer customisable energy storage systems to power a wide range of heavy-duty commercial vehicles.

Electric bus manufacturer, battery, drivetrain and charging infrastructure supplier, Proterra Inc, has secured a USD200m investment led by Cowen Sustainable Advisors LLC along with supporting investments from Soros Fund Management, Generation Investment Management, and Broadscale Group.

“Hino Project Z is Hino’s step into zero emission vehicles,” said Glenn Ellis, senior Vice President of customer experience at Hino Motor Sales USA Inc.

Hino USA has announced Project Z, the company's development path to Zero Emission Vehicles, ranging from Class 4 to Class 8.