Electric Buses
European electric bus registrations hit 11,607 in 2025, up 48% year-on-year, with MAN and BYD more than tripling their respective volumes to crack the market's top 4.
Hydrogen Trucks
Daimler Truck will build 100 liquid-hydrogen fuel cell trucks at Wörth from late 2026. Full series production has slipped to the early 2030s as infrastructure lags. The NextGenH2 shares components with the battery-electric eActros 600.
Electric Trucks
A DAF XF Electric carried 12 tonnes of freight from the East Midlands to Haiger, Germany and back, charging at megawatt-speed in the UK and topping up at public hubs in France and Belgium. LeShuttle Freight says all eHGVs can use the tunnel later this year.
Electric Trucks
Government adds £18m to the Plug-in Truck Grant, increasing electric HGV discounts to £120,000. Funding runs until March 2026 alongside a new consultation on phasing out diesel lorry sales by 2040. The market sits at 1% EV uptake.
Hydrogen News
The UK’s ZEHID HyHaul hydrogen HGV project has been closed after failing to secure enough signed fleet orders within grant timelines, despite strong operator interest.
Electric Trucks
Renault Trucks has released two new electric rigids, the E Tech D12 and D14, with compact dimensions, 176 kWh LFP batteries and a quoted range of up to 220 km. Both models use full air suspension and AC charging, and will be built at Blainville-sur-Orne.
UK News
The UK government will charge electric-car drivers 3p per mile from 2028 under a new eVED system. Here’s how the mileage charge works, who pays, what changes for drivers and why the Treasury says the reform is needed.
Electric Vans
The government will move 3.5 to 4.25-tonne electric vans into the Class 7 MOT system, easing HGV-style rules and signalling wider reforms on drivers’ hours and tachographs.
EV Charging
BMW and MINI have introduced a centralised EV charging and billing service for small fleets, offering automatic reimbursement, a single invoice and app integration across Europe.