InoBat Auto, based in Bratislava, Slovakia, has announced it plans on building a battery R&D and production facility in Indiana, USA. The plan is supported by one of InoBat’s investors, Ideanomics, as well as the State of Indiana.

Its ConnectedSuite portfolio includes its ‘TracKing’ system, which allows for remote control and monitoring of transport refrigeration units and trailers, and which can now be controlled via a mobile app and integrated with selected digital platforms.

The ProTec Independent Front Suspension, which has a gross axle weight rating of up to 20,000 lbs and twin tube performance dampers, is the first Meritor has designed specifically for the ride quality and heavy load requirements of coaches. 

The American corporation has completed its acquisition of Maxi-Métal, which has been operating in the Canadian market since 1983 and will be incorporated into Oshkosh's Fire & Emergency segment.

The I-Shift gearbox is currently fitted with all heavy-duty Volvo trucks as standard, but new vehicles will come with an improved version with faster clutch actuation resulting in a shorter torque interruption and smoother gear shifting.

Terex Utilities introduced what it claims to be the world’s first all-electric bucket truck, or truck-mounted aerial work platform, which is built on an International eMV chassis.

The Class 4-6 truck bodybuilder will be authorised to upfit Zeus’ electric chassis platforms with various bodies for utility, municipal, construction, and commercial purposes, and distribute them in Southern California.

The project, named ‘Symbio H2 Central Valley Express’, involves the development of a prototype hydrogen truck - intended to match the performance of a 15-litre diesel truck - which will be tested on a 400-mile route from the second half of 2023.

Paris-based Forsee Power has announced it plans to manufacture battery systems for school and transit buses in the USA with start of prodsmall scale manufacture of battery packs before the end of 2022.

Pegasus will build Type A school bus and shuttle bus bodies on the Z-19 cab-chassis platform, which is a medium-duty electric chassis manufactured by Zeus, and then sell them through Creative Bus Sales’s extensive sales network.

The EVantag Thermal Management Systems range is geared towards regulating battery, traction motor and power electronics temperatures in commercial electric vehicles of all sizes.

Rochester, New York-based Hyzon Motors Inc has announced its new ‘Repower’ program to convert used diesel trucks into hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The company states that it is responding to demand from customers affected by global supply chain issues. The launch of the program is expected in North America late in 2022.