The technology uses renewable and recycled materials which exhibit “exceptional mechanical properties”, making the brake pads more reliable as well as more sustainable, according to Tenneco.

Rivian is investing nearly USD120m in the 1.2m square-foot “supplier park”, next to the site where it builds all its electric vehicles (including its ‘Electric Delivery Van’).

The milestone vehicle was a battery electric ‘eSprinter’, assembled at the ‘Mercedes-Benz Vans LLC’ plant in Charleston, South Carolina, where production of the new eSprinter range was initially launched in 2023.

The company has made several senior leadership changes aimed at bolstering its North American sales and marketing capabilities.

The order represents 5 megawatts (MW) of total rated power and comes at a welcome time as the company has delayed hydrogen infrastructure development due to the slower-than-expected adoption of fuel cell technology.

This year’s edition of the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo featured a more balanced range of driveline technologies, from battery and fuel cell electric at one end of the scale to propane, natural gas, and hydrogen combustion at the other. However, decarbonising the internal combustion engine is not as simple as replacing diesel with a different fuel; the different combustion characteristics of natural gas and hydrogen require alterations be made to the engine so that it works optimally with the new fuel type. One company which has thought long and hard about how to make these necessary tweaks is Eaton Corp. Scott Adams, who is senior vice president of technology and global products for Eaton’s Mobility Group, guided Truck & Bus Builder through the company’s portfolio, showing cutting-edge prototypes as well as its established range of power management technologies.

This deployment signifies the first commercial operation of driverless heavy-duty trucks on public roads in the United States. Aurora plans to expand its driverless operations to include routes to El Paso, Texas, and Phoenix, Arizona, by the end of 2025.

Mack calls the Allison 3000 a “lighter-weight, low-cost option” compared to the Allison ‘4500 RDS transmission”, the other option for the CNG-fuelled Granite.

With new business wins in North America and a robust portfolio serving a global customer base, BorgWarner is poised to remain a key player in the evolving commercial vehicle landscape, both in conventional powertrains and the transition to cleaner mobility.

This divestment is part of Goodyear's strategic plan to streamline its operations and focus on core business areas. This sale follows Goodyear's recent divestment of its Off-the-Road equipment tyre business to Yokohama Rubber for USD 905 million last year.

After attending the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in the past two years, we were of the view that the USA may catch up with Europe to become the world’s largest electric vehicle market after China. Following the 2025 edition of the ACT Expo – held between 28 April and 1 May in Anaheim, California – I now have serious doubts about how long it will take for America to overtake Europe, if it happens at all. There was a palpable shift away from electric vehicles in favour of alternatives such as natural gas, propane, and hybrid vehicles. Once the stars of the show, these options faded into the background when California’s zero emission vehicle mandate passed into law. Now, the progressive state has repealed the mandate, after the Environmental Protection Agency in January 2025 withdrew the waiver which allowed California to enforce zero emission quotas on fleets; consequently, the low-emission alternatives to diesel and electric are enjoying a revival of interest from many kinds of customer.

Automaker looks to strengthen its lead in US hydrogen fuel cell truck business.