The ‘eDeliver 7’ is a 3.5-tonne GVW battery-electric van model which is smaller and lighter than its sister product, the ‘eDeliver 9’.

The partnerships were struck with Top Truck and Sapphire Vehicle Services, who will provide vehicle servicing, maintenance and repairs to customers in France, Spain, Italy, and the UK.

A driving test carried out with a Battery-Electric Vehicle (BEV) using SiC inverters showed the efficiency gain that can be expected. The test showed that the power loss was reduced by more than half compared to a vehicle with inverters using conventional silicon technology.

Damera, traditionally a bus and truck parts and services company has been the Canadian distributor of coaches built and supplied by fellow Turkish company, Temsa, since 2017.

In the first quarter of this year, the Colombian CV market recorded sales of 9,421 units, corresponding to an increase of 9.7% (931 units) above the 8,590 vehicles sold in the same period of 2022.

The autonomous bus by Alexander Dennis will utilise an upgraded version of Fusion’s CAVStar autonomous driving software as it takes passengers along the 14-mile route across the Forth Road Bridge from the Ferrytoll Park & Ride in Fife to the Edinburgh Park Transport Interchange in Edinburgh.

The order was made through an option agreed between NYCT and New Flyer as part of a wider framework agreement.

According to the terms of the MoU, the two companies have promised to work together on electrification projects and research into improving electric vehicle safety and efficiency.

The new innovation centre will allow engineers to carry out virtual engineering, design, processing, prototyping, product testing, and vehicle testing with products for EVs under one roof.

The company is set to supply 60 hydrogen-powered H2.City Gold buses to the Strasbourg public transport operator CTS (Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois) which will operate in the city of Strasbourg in France, making it the biggest hydrogen bus order in French history.

The programme - which covers servicing of Paccar MX engines, electrical systems, and braking and suspension systems - will provide students with nine factory-trained technician credentials, which Peterbilt claims will help fast-track them to careers at one of its North American dealerships.

Scheduled to go into operation in July 2023, the plant will be able to recycle up to 15,000 metric tons of battery materials a year and is currently undergoing a series of diagnostic tests using old batteries from different manufacturers to develop and refine the operational mechanism to discharge, dismember, recycle and shred the remaining battery material.