Redesign, reinvent, reimagine: whole new ways of approaching the old problems of engineering and producing a saleable vehicle are encapsulated in two letters, ‘re–’, a tiny prefix which carries a lot of semantic weight. It was while mulling over the possibilities of “redesigning”, “reinventing”, and “reimagining” the traditional business model that co-founder and CEO Daniel Barel came up with the name REE Automotive for his startup firm, originally established in 2011 and now a public company with business premises in Israel, the UK, and the USA.

On 1 July, Pierre Breber and Brice Hill will take up their seats, and on 1 September, Luiz Pretti will take over from Franklin L Feder, who is retiring from the board.

Harbinger Motors will employ Sibros’ ‘Deep Connected Platform’, a software suite which is intended to improve vehicle performance and safety through full life cycle management of vehicle data.

With more than 100 locations authorised to sell and service its electric vehicles, 30% of Navistar’s dealer network is now EV certified.

Four minibuses – Ford ‘E-Transit’ vans retrofitted with Perrone’s ‘TONY’ self-driving hardware – will transport passengers on a 10.8-mile route through the city of Detroit, connecting Michigan Central Station (set to reopen this June) and the Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design.

Earlier this month at the Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC in Birmingham, T&BB spoke to Greg Ethridge, the Chief Financial Officer of American EV manufacturer, Canoo Inc who confirmed that the company had indeed purchased manufacturing assets (robotics and machinery equipment) from now defunct, Arrival Ltd. The manufacturing assets are set to be shipped by sea to the Canoo manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City, in the U.S.A.

The company has appointed Amy Kulikowski as its new Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, reporting directly to the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Craig Aaron.

Autocar Chairman, Andrew Taitz said that setting up hands-free charging at terminals would improve efficiency and therefore boost productivity in yard operations.

The facility houses 65 DC 180kW fast chargers with a capacity to charge 200 electric HGVs a day. Einride claims that this is the largest electric HGV charging station in North America.

Longstanding investors in the vehicle connectivity firm include Cummins, Daimler Truck North America, and Paccar.

With Google Cloud generative AI, Valeo will overhaul its processes for vehicle component design, production, and integration, as well as its quality assurance and customer services.

Volvo NA has not divulged the location of the newly announced plant in Mexico, but it will reportedly cover 1.7m square feet when it is opened for production in two years’ time.