The Xinghan G hydrogen fuel cell truck is Farizon’s latest addition to its growing range of new energy commercial vehicles, which also includes battery, methanol and hydrogen powered trucks.

The facility houses a diagnostics lab and tear-down area with staff responsible for training service engineers on product maintenance and repair, remote diagnostics and engine optimisation.

Mamatha Chamarthi has been named senior vice president and Chief Digital Officer and Will Roland as senior vice president and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) effective immediately. Both will report directly to the CEO and President, Mark Stewart.

The new Xuanwu battery features in the Farizon Xingxiang V7E light van, which has a driving range of 305 km on a single charge and is aimed at the local delivery sector offering seven cubic metres of cargo capacity and a payload of 1.3 tons.

The milestone (an Iveco eDaily) vehicle is headed to British retailer Tesco, which ordered 571 of these e-Daily vans as the company aims to transition its home delivery operations to using fully electric vehicles in the UK by 2030.

According to GM, this transition is part of its broader strategy to streamline operations and reduce costs by consolidating its electric vehicle offerings under established brands.

BYD will deliver 120 e-buses to South African bus operator Golden Arrow, marking the first electric bus fleet in the country. The first batch of electric buses will be delivered to Cape Town in Q4 2024, with full delivery by the end of 2025.

The site houses the battery R&D centre (InnoLab Battery) and the manufacturing component, which is currently producing battery cells and packs on a prototype line in order to acquire the necessary knowledge before series production in the second half of the decade can commence.

Having travelled 15,000 kilometres through 22 European countries over 45 days, the two prototype Mercedes Benz eActros 600 long-haul battery-electric trucks have returned to Wörth am Rhein after a successful tour. The 40-tone-gross combination weight trucks exclusively used public charging points during the trip.

Seeing Machines’ technology, which tracks the driver’s face and behaviour to identify and react to distraction or drowsiness, was tested and certified successfully for use in buses produced by Wrightbus.

The rear door sensor option is available with the Schmitz Cargobull refrigeration unit, which is offered exclusively by Utility with its 3000R reefer trailer.

New Flyer’s ‘Xcelsior Hybrid’ will be offered with a new BAE powertrain, adding a ‘GPM’ direct drive motor and a ‘Modular Power Control System’ (MPCS), alongside other components which were in previous models.