It appears that the upgrades at the plant are meant to prepare it for the eventual development of Cummins’ fuel-agnostic engine platform, a series of engines designed to run on fuels such as natural gas and hydrogen and derived from a common base engine.

The prototype truck, which hauled a full trailer in the Swedish town of Älmhult, was installed with Westport’s ‘H2 HPDI’, a high-pressure direct injection system which allows an internal combustion engine to run on hydrogen.

The IMS Group, based in Barneveld, Netherlands, has long been a distributor of truck-trailer parts, including SAF-Holland components.

Jörg Steins is now Eberspaecher's Co-CEO of the Divisions Climate Control Systems and Automotive Controls. Steins will assume joint responsibility with fellow Co-CEO, Pepijn Dinandt.

The multiple electric truck trials throughout 2023, aim to show that electric trucks are ready to replace diesel HGVs and can deliver the same service when the right infrastructure, systems, processes, and business models are deployed.

AT&T has agreed to evaluate the Rivian Commercial Van to judge whether it will improve fleet safety and reduce costs, in addition to cutting its carbon emissions.

The contract stipulates a firm order for 250 coaches, slated for delivery between 2025 and 2026.

This “ultra” low-emission method of producing hydrogen can make enough in one day, with a 16-ton system, to fuel a Class 8 truck for 3,000 miles, FusionOne claims.

The company announced that, given ongoing market pressures and the high cost of transitioning to electric vehicles, as well as a slower-than-anticipated development of the market for autonomous shuttles, it could no longer justify the high upfront investments required to further develop its autonomous shuttle.

Perschke has assumed the role of Managing Director at ‘Roqit’, a joint venture between Quantron and Indian tech company Goldstone Technologies.

Voith said in its financial report that the Turbo division crossed the EUR2bn threshold in orders received for the first time in its history.

This real-time monitoring software should enhance battery performance and improve the operational efficiency of the e-buses. The new BDS is set to debut in February 2024 in a range of 51 electric buses rolled out by the transport authority Metrobús, based in Mexico City.