From the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Volvo will test autonomous trucks on freight corridors to El Paso and to Houston.

The manufacturer announced it is taking cost-cutting measures to reduce its outgoings to under USD400m by 2024, including layoffs of approximately 270 workers at multiple sites.

The American manufacturer claims the new alloy will make its engines more durable and efficient than was previously possible. 

The demonstration vehicle achieved 16 miles per gallon fuel efficiency and a 170% improvement in freight efficiency over the 2009 ‘SuperTruck I’ vehicle.

The U.S. Department of Energy took the decision to cancel the deal with Microvast in late May without offering any specific reason - though the company has been the subject of allegations linking it to the Chinese government.

The decision was reportedly motivated by the weak profitability of the Plattsburgh, New York operations over several years.

This is just one of many recent acquisitions by Borgwarner in the electromobility sector.

At ACT Expo in May, T&BB spoke to Dr Selda Gunsel – President of Shell Global Solutions and VP Fuels and Lubricants and Technology – who likened the 'Starship 3.0' to "a scientific paper on wheels", bringing together the best fuel-saving technologies available today.

Mark Blaufuss and Dan Thau, two finance executives join the Board of Directors effective immediately.

Eaton has expanded its eMobility operations in Poland and France, whilst they are currently setting up a laboratory to test its power electronics and power distribution products in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Nielsen replaces Jack Allen, who has retired from the company.

The two five-year contracts stipulate firm orders for six ‘Xcelsior Charge FC’ fuel cell electric buses and twenty ‘Xcelsior Hybrid’ buses, and provide further options for up to 320 buses, half of which would be fuel cell electric and half of them hybrid electric.