The California Fuel Cell Partnership has requested that the Californian government provide support for its ambitious plan to put 70,000 hydrogen trucks and 200 hydrogen stations on the road by 2035.

2,000 trucks in Air Products' global fleet will be fitted with fuel cell systems and electric powertrains supplied by Cummins.

Navistar and its International and IC Bus brands are now part of the Traton Group of commercial vehicle manufacturers.

Traton brands achieved 3% growth in unit sales, including a 70% rise in truck sales, in the first half of 2021.

Scania (Great Britain) Ltd will improve aftermarket maintenance and repair across 20 service centres in the UK.

The Mercedes-Benz powertrain plants will begin producing electric drive components including motors, battery systems, and fuel cell systems.

The German automotive corporation will spin off its various truck and bus brands into a separate company, which will be focused solely on the commercial vehicle industry.

Following the merger and a USD490m transaction, Lion Electric began trading its equity shares on 7 May.

Over 100 Lion8 trucks will be acquired over a four-year period by Heritage Environmental Services of California.

Appointees include Dr Andrew Palmer as CEO and Executive Vice Chairman and Sarwant Singh Saini as Chief Planning Officer and President.

Production at the new 90,000 sq ft manufacturing facility is set to begin in the second half of 2022.

The facility, expected to be completed in the second half of 2022, is being constructed on a 1.6-million sq ft site close to the Montréal-Mirabel International Airport.