With revenues of USD405m Librelato is investing in technology for efficiency gains and expanding its parts and service network from 21 to 30 outlets in Brazil.

The direct current fast charging system which Mahle has installed provides up to 350 kW of power in under five minutes but can potentially lead to overheating in the battery and even in the vehicle cab.

UGAP provides public buyers with its procurement expertise and offers a wide range of products and services.

The ‘eCV1’ is a light-duty truck platform designed to accommodate a range of different applications, and is based on Watt's proprietary "skateboard" or modular EV architecture.

The intention is to define a single European-wide approach to assessing the environmental impacts of zero-emission vehicles and batteries - making it possible to directly compare different products and determine which are more environmentally friendly.

The German retrofit firm reported an annual turnover of approximately EUR13m, a 25% year-on-year increase.

The company ended 2022 with a record order book of 1,474 buses compared with 325 in 2021.

She joins the company at a critical time as it prepares for the commercial launch next year

Marcopolo remains a traditional bus and coach body builder - this is the first time it has developed its own chassis and bus body together.

JCB has stated that retrofitting the hydrogen engine - which is made for construction and agricultural machinery - into the Mercedes truck took just a few days.

The order for 97 7900 S-Charge hybrid electric buses was secured through a public tender as part of a wider framework agreement between the two companies.

Testing of the Iveco Bus / Plus Inc heavy-duty truck (Iveco S-Way) installed with Plus’s level 4 autonomous driving technology (‘PlusDrive’), is set to expand from Germany into Austria, Italy and Switzerland in March 2023 in order to collect more complex road data and ultimately go into series production.