New Phoenix multi-fuel “super” truck range launched

Zion joins the company from another electric vehicle startup, Bollinger Motors, where he served as chief product officer.

The contract stipulates a firm order for two hundred buses, to be delivered beginning in 2026, plus options to acquire up to 550 more.

Though the current rollout focuses on electric school buses in North America, the scalable and standards-based design positions the solution for future deployment across Europe and other markets.

This decision is part of a broader strategy to focus on Dana's core competencies in light and commercial vehicle markets. The sale is expected to strengthen Dana's balance sheet and unlock untapped shareholder value.

Older trailers can also be retrofitted. As demand for smarter logistics grows, this partnership strengthens Krone’s digital offering and adds real value for the commercial vehicle sector.

Founded in 1915, SEM launched its first ignition systems for natural gas engines in 2000: since then, it has developed a range of fuel ignition products, injector stators, and linear position sensors for engines fuelled with natural gas, hydrogen, and other alternatives to diesel.

Schaeffler will use the ‘Nvidia Omniverse’ platform to develop “digital twins” or simulations for entire plants and production equipment.

Startling claims were made by two panellists on the mainstage of the Anaheim convention centre on the first day of the ACT Expo. The first – Peter Ludwig – announced that software-defined vehicles will make today’s vehicles look as outmoded as the steam train. The second claim came from David Liu, who said that self-driving vehicles will be the industry’s greatest invention since the diesel engine. These men have business interests in the development of software-defined and autonomous vehicles; we would expect them to say as much. A moderate response to the advent of these technologies came from Sherry Sanger – executive vice president of strategy and marketing at Penske Transportation Solutions – who sat on a different panel: she warned delegates not to rashly take up a new technology or “solution” without first having a clearly-defined problem for it to solve.

Over 150 delivery vehicles to be deployed in Tokyo from September.

The general mood of this year’s Advanced Clean Transportation Expo – held between 28 April and 1 May in Anaheim, California – was one of healthy confusion. There were questions about the direction of the commercial vehicle industry and how a more sustainable transport system might be achieved. BAE Systems, however, is confident that the industry will continue to move towards net zero; the only questions concern “how it will be done and how long it will take”, according to Robert Lamanna, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems’ Power and Propulsion Solutions division.

The new Class 8 truck has a bumper-to-back-of-cab length of 113.5 inches, 3.5 inches shorter than the preceding Anthem generation and a full 12 inches shorter than the newly-released ‘Pioneer’ range.