Bloomfield-based Jacobs Vehicle Systems Inc, a manufacturer of engine retarding and valve actuation systems, announced recently it has teamed up with ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a growing start-up from Geneva, Illinois, pioneering a new engine technology enabling low-carbon and carbon-negative fuels to be integrated easily into existing heavy-duty diesel engine platforms.

As previously announced (T&BB March 2021), Volvo Group of Gothenburg, Sweden and Daimler Truck AG of Stuttgart, Germany have now created a new joint venture company designed to accelerate the use of hydrogen-based fuel cells for long-haul trucks and beyond.

Switch Mobility Ltd of Sherburn-in-Elmet, a developer of electrified buses and light commercial vehicles, has announced the creation of two subsidiary companies to support its global expansion plans.

Bridgestone Corporation of Tokyo, Japan has launched a new flagship tyre for the city bus segment, the U-AP 002.

Electric Truck manufacturer, Volta Trucks, which has its headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden, has revealed ambitious plans, up to 2025, to expand its range of zero-emission trucks to cover four segments from 7.5t to 19t and to base its manufacturing sites close to core markets.

ZF Group of Friedrichshafen has launched a new Energy Management System (EMS) software designed to control the entire flow of energy in the electrified commercial vehicle.

The total number of alternative drivelines in city buses in Western Europe (+Poland) totalled 7,747 units accounting for 58.9% of total city bus registrations in 2020 of 13,140 units, according to market analysis by Wim Chatrou of Chatrou CME Solutions of The Netherlands.

Motor Coach Industries of Des Moines, part of the NFI Group, has unveiled its first two battery-electric zero-emission coaches for the North American market within weeks of each other.

Alstom has confirmed rumours that it plans to make a divestment of its electric bus unit, Alstom Aptis, which are made at its facility in Hangenbeiten, France.

REE Automotive Ltd of Tel Aviv, Israel, an electric ‘skateboard’ chassis builder - which integrates critical vehicle components into the arch of the wheel - and special purpose acquisition company, 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corporation of New York, USA, are to merge following agreement in January for a business combination that would result in REE Automotive becoming a publicly listed company of the New York NASDAQ.

Tyre manufacturer, Michelin of Clement-Ferrand, France, has launched its first range of dedicated electric bus tyres with the introduction of the new Michelin X InCity EV Z for the original equipment and replacement markets.

Iveco Ltd of Basildon, UK has added new variants to its relaunched Drive Away bodybuilder programme for Daily diesel-powered LCVs.