According to the terms of the multi-year agreement, Proterra will start delivering prototype battery systems to Nikola in Q2 2022, with the aim of fitting new trucks with its batteries beginning in Q4.

The specialty truck manufacturer reported a net income of USD6.2m and sales of USD1.79bn in the final months of 2021.

New Anthem and Pinnacle trucks will now come with Mack Predictive Cruise Control with Econo-Roll to promote greater efficiency and fuel savings.

Ford Motor Co, based in Dearborn, Michigan, has started shipping the first models of the all-electric E-Transit to its Ford Pro commercial customers. Ford has already received orders for more than 10,000 units of the E-Transit which it says have come from over 300 different customers.

Batteries from Houston, Texas-based developer Microvast Holdings Inc will be featured in the upcoming Crossway LE Electric low entry bus from Iveco Group, based in Turin, Italy.

Cummins Inc of Columbus, Indiana, has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Bloomfield, Connecticut-based Jacobs Vehicle Systems Inc¹ from parent group Altra Industrial Motion Corp. Operations from the acquisition will report into the Cummins Turbo Technologies business unit within the firm’s Components segment.

A single unit of the 45-foot J4500 CHARGE range, launched in May 2021, was ordered by Universal Coach Line with the support of provincial grants and sales tax rebates.

R452A, which is the refrigerant used in Thermo King's products for EMEA markets, will become the standard for its North American products, replacing R404A.

BYD Co Ltd, based in Shenzhen, China, has announced a partnership with autonomous vehicle specialist Nuro of Mountain View, California, USA to manufacture the firm’s third generation autonomous delivery vehicle.

The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Council, including members such as NFI Group and Ballard Power Systems, aims to promote the development and uptake of fuel-cell electric buses in the USA.

Iyengar joins the American specialty truck manufacturer from CNH Industrial and will be responsible for company strategy and supply chains.

CALSTART has recently published its annual ‘Zeroing in on ZEBS’ (Zero-Emission Bus) report, containing data on the adoption of zero-emission buses across North America.