Transportation Power Inc, an advanced clean transportation technology company, established in 2010 and based in Escondido, and Meritor Inc of Troy, a manufacturer of axles and brake systems announced last month completion of two multi-year projects for the development, testing and evaluation of advanced, zero-emission electric yard tractors and Class 8 trucks.

Following an announcement by ZF Friedrichshafen AG at the end of 2016 that it was forming two joint ventures in China with Beiqi Foton Motor Co Ltd to produce and sell commercial vehicle transmissions, the second of these two joint ventures - ZF Foton HCV Automated Transmissions (Jiaxing) Co Ltd, which is 51% owned by ZF and set up to build its heavy-duty TraXon transmission for trucks and coaches in China - has started production at a new production facility in Jiaxing.

Plaxton, the coach manufacturing division of Alexander Dennis Ltd, is supplying two-axle versions of its flagship Elite coach on Volvo B8R chassis.

Tiger Trailers has begun deliveries of its Lightweight Clearspan Curtainsider trailer, following a six-month development programme in conjunction with Tata Steel Ltd.

Evobus GmbH has received a record order for 56 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric urban buses from ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft GmbH.

Matt Scheuler has been put in charge of all sales and strategic planning across the bus companies at the REV Group, which is headquartered in Wisconsin and which has bus subsidiaries located in Salina, Kansas; South Hutchinson, Kansas; and Imlay City, Michigan.

Articulation systems specialist, Hübner GmbH & Co KG has added to its product portfolio for the bus and rail industries with the acquisition of Gummi-Welz GmbH und Co KG, a producer of rubber sealing, insulation and isolation materials and glass-fibre reinforced plastic products for the transportation industry.

Horizontal moving floor specialist, Cargo Floor BV has announced it has started construction work to expand its assembly plant in Coevorden by some 10,000 square metres – the extension is expected to improve production efficiency through shorter and more efficient internal logistic movements, the company said.

The first VDL Citea SLFA-180 Electric has entered service in Orléans and is operated by Keolis Métropole Orléans. 

In February this year, a number of leading brands involved in the supply of hydrogen and in fuel cell electric vehicle manufacture - namely Air Liquide, Hyundai, NEL, Nikola Motor, Shell and Toyota - signed a Memorandum of Understanding for hydrogen fuelling components, for the purpose of testing state of the art heavy duty hydrogen fuelling hardware to assist in standardization and speed to market of fuel cell electric trucks.

Producer of specialist tankers, Whale Tankers Ltd, unveiled the UK’s first fully electric medium volume combination tanker at this year’s CV Show last month.

Dana Incorporated is partnering with Canada’s electric drive and charging infrastructure specialist, Nordresa, to integrate its Spicer Electrified eS9000r e-Axle on the Isuzu Truck North America Inc N-Series chassis for commercial fleet applications.