Kumho Tire U.S.A. has introduced two new options in its expanding EV tire lineup: the Majesty 9 Solus TA91 EV and Crugen HP71 EV. Featuring Kumho Tire’s proprietary K-Silent technology, which the company said can help to reduce cabin noise and enhance comfort, the Majesty 9 Solus TA91 EV is ideally suited for drivers of EV…

Bosch’s Mobility Aftermarket division has officially launched the Bosch EV Training Tour alongside its supplier, AVI. The EV Training Tour began March 21 in Fort Myers, FL, with a “Breakfast with Bosch” kickoff event and will travel across the country beginning in early July.   “As a trusted…

Thomas Built Buses (TBB) revealed it has reached 1,000 deliveries of its Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus. The bus was delivered to Meriwether County School System (MCSS) in Georgia as part of a larger order. In total, the district received eight Jouley electric school buses, with full funding provided through the Environmental Protection Agency’s…

Cummins revealed it commissioned its diesel hybrid solution in partnership with a Chinese rigid mining truck manufacturer, North Hauler Joint Stock (NHL). The hybrid NHL NTH260, a 220 metric-ton payload mining truck, rolled off the production line in January and is headed to Baiyun Iron Mine of Baogang Group, China, to begin field testing in…

The Volvo EX30 possesses the smallest carbon footprint of any fully electric Volvo car to date, the manufacturer said. That’s according to the life cycle assessment (LCA) of the Volvo EX30, which concluded that it has a total carbon footprint of 23 tonnes (approx. 50,706 lbs) per 200,000 km (approx. 124,274 miles) – approximately 60%…

Dominion Energy’s Electric School Bus (ESB) Program, in collaboration with Thomas Built Buses (TBB), and Sonny Merryman, a Virginia bus dealer, exceeded 1.5 million electric miles driven in the state of Virginia. Launched in September 2019, the fleet of more than 135 electric school buses currently operates across 25 districts in Virginia. …

On March 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule, “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles – Phase 3,” that sets stronger standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty (HD) vehicles beginning in model year (MY) 2027. The new standards will be applicable to HD vocational vehicles (such as delivery…

Volvo Cars reported that its line-up of electrified models, with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain, grew by 24% compared to the same period last year resulting in 33,558 sold cars, which made up a 42% share of all cars sold globally. Fully electric cars constituted 23% of all cars sold during March. …

MEMA said it and its members support the objectives of the EPA to improve national air quality through improvements to light- and medium-duty vehicles and applauded the agency for adopting improvements advocated by MEMA. MEMA welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule for Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and later light-duty and…

Stadler revealed that its Flirt H2 has been entered into the Guinness World Records database for the longest distance of 1,741.7 miles achieved by a pilot hydrogen fuel cell electric multiple unit passenger train without refueling or recharging. Stadler introduced the Flirt H2 to the public for the first time at InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin.…