Akasol AG, a manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for commercial vehicles, is to open a production facility in Detroit, Michigan, USA next year .

Hispacold since April this year has, for the first time been delivering it's electrical air conditioning unit with reversible heat pump to Alexander Dennis Ltd for fitment in its BYD E400 EVfull electric double decker bus.

Kiepe Electric GmbH (a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse Group), used Busworld last month to introduce theKiepe Traction Inverter, a traction converter that combines the power electronics for the traction system and for charging of the battery in a single system for electric buses and other heavy duty electric commercial vehicle applications.

Automotive electrification company, Equipmake Ltd, revealed its latest version of an innovative electric bus platform – a new low floor chassis designed to make zero emission double deck buses more cost-effective and efficient at Busworld Europe, last month.

VDL Bus & Coach NV at Busworld Europe in Brussels last month announced plans to build a new factory in Roeselare dedicated for producing electric and hybrid electric buses.

Peterbilt Motors Company has delivered the first Peterbilt electric trucks to Frito-Lay.

BorgWarner has developed an innovative torque vectoring system for electric vehicles which enables the use of just one electric motor instead of the traditional two typically found on electric vehicles.

School bus and truck builder, Navistar Inc of Lisle, Illinois is investing more than USD250m to build a new Class 6-8 truck manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas.

Cameras in combination with two screens mounted on the A pillars inside the vehicle are to replace side mirrors on VDL’s Citea bus and Futura coach range in the next few months, announced Henk Coppens, CEO of VDL Bus & Coach NV, speaking at Busworld Europe last month.

Battery producer, Akasol, which recently opened a new European HQ in Darmstadt, said its future flagship high-energy battery AKASystem AKM CYC, will be produced at Darmstadt, with start of production in 2021 and at its new US headquarters in Detroit starting in 2022 as part of a recently agreed production order from a global commercial vehicle manufacturer.

Heliox launched its new SprintCharge system at Busworld.

BYD Europe BV launched its next generation 12m city bus at Busworld Europe last month.