Akasol AG, producer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems, has announced it is expanding its long-term framework agreement to supply a Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer with high-performance battery systems for electric buses and trucks.

TM4, the Boucherville, motor and inverter joint venture between Dana Incorporated and Quebec-Hydro has reached a major milestone with the production of its 12,000th TM4 SUMO electric powertrain system for heavy commercial vehicles in China.

Transit bus builder, ElDorado National-California Inc, has received certification from the California Air Resources Board on its 40’ 2019 ENC Axess Fuel Cell bus.

Blue Bird Corporation has upgraded the specification of all its school buses equipped with air suspension to include electronic stability control and reversing camera systems as standard equipment.

Proterra Inc has announced StarMetro has ordered 22 Proterra Catalyst FC buses to provide transport services for Florida State University, bringing the StarMetro fleet to 27 battery-electric buses.

JTB Hawaii Inc, a tourist travel service provider in the Hawaiian Islands, is purchasing three 40' Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and two Proterra 60 kW plug-in chargers.

New Flyer of America Inc of Crookston, Minnesota, which is a U.S. subsidiary of Winnipeg-based NFI Group Inc, has introduced Connect 360 – a real-time, cloud-based business analytics dashboard for Xcelsior Charge battery-electric buses, operated by New Flyer Connect.

GreenPower Bus, part of GreenPower Motor Company Inc, is commencing production of its EV Star and EV Star Plus electric 'Min-eBuses' in its recently acquired facility in Porterville.

BAE Systems is to supply Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) with 194 electric-hybrids employing its Series-ER extended range propulsion system.

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles LLC, a subsidiary of Canada’s NFI Group Inc, has announced its Spirit of Equess medium-duty bus has successfully completed the FTA Altoona Model Bus Testing endurance programme.

School bus builder, Blue Bird Corporation, has reported revenues for fiscal year ending September 29, 2018 of USD1.025bn, an increase of USD34.4m or an increase of 3.5% compared with USD990.6m during the prior fiscal year.

Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a US subsidiary of NFI Group Inc has delivered its first 2019 specification J3500 coach model to Tuscaloosa Charter Service ahead of the vehicle's public launch in January 2019.