JSSL will supply JT Tubes, crafted from low-carbon, chromium-manganese austenitic stainless steel, to JBM Auto.

A year ago in 2023, Blue Energy Motors raised USD10m for investing in gas truck manufacture.

Kel Kearns - veteran of Ford Motor Company - has been appointed as CEO of the joint venture.

At the CV show, AEM showcased its HDSRM300 motor in Adgero’s retrofit kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) solution. Designed for truck operators, this system combines AEM electric motors with ultracapacitors and heavy-duty power electronics, offering a bolt-in retrofit solution to hybridise existing combustion vehicles.

NFI says that the contract follows on from an authorisation by the NJ Transit board in November 2023 to purchase up to 1,300 new buses (including firm orders of 550 units) in order to renew its fleet.

The new EiV 9 is a 9-metre, 16-ton gross vehicle weight low entry city bus, powered using a Permanent Magnet Synchronous AC Motor offering an output of 235Kw @ 1330 rev/min fitted with lithium ion NMC batteries in modular battery packs for different storage capacity options.

The order is for an 11-ton e-truck - the second generation of which is undergoing testing and should be ready for production by the end of the year.

Truck & Bus Builder attended ‘Bus2Bus’ for the very first time this year since the show’s debut in 2017. It is a biannual event which was postponed in 2021 due to COVID-19; for the 2024 edition (24-25 April), as in previous years, it was held at the Messe Berlin, in the city which is the administrative heart of Europe’s most industrialised nation. However, the country of iron and steel is keen to prove that it has a lively startup scene, and during the press tour we were introduced to multiple tech firms situated in a dedicated “startup area”.

Mullen is now entirely exempt from export duties and taxes by U.S. customs for any Class 1 and 3 vehicles sold abroad which are produced at the Tunica site.

ReSolve Advisory Ltd has been appointed as administrator as the company searches for interested partners and investors.

With Thermo King’s expertise in electrifying transport refrigeration, the partners aim to achieve reduced fuel consumption in diesel truck-trailers and increased range in electric combinations.

At the end of 2023, MAN recorded a 51.2% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions from its global footprint of offices and factories compared to a baseline measured in 2019.