Roger Brereton, head of sales at bus steering system manufacturer Pailton Engineering explores how grid limits, rural gaps, and depot charging needs hinder the UK’s nationwide electric bus rollout.

By Roger Brereton, Head of Sales at steering parts manufacturer Pailton Engineering, explores the reasons why start ups often struggle to bring vehicles to market.

Roger Brereton, head of sales at steering system manufacturer Pailton Engineering, argues that simply lowering the age of entry is not enough to help solve this problem.

Although buses remain the most popular form of public transport, bus use in England outside of London has been in decline since the 1950s. Here, Roger Brereton, from steering parts manufacturer Pailton Engineering, assesses whether current commitments to electric and hydrogen buses, as embodied in the government’s National Bus Strategy, are can help reverse this decline.

The column was designed and manufactured for the new range of VDL Citea buses, which will benefit from its ergonomic design and titling head mechanism.

Steering system manufacturer Pailton Engineering is to design and build a new steering column for lightweight delivery vehicles. The column will satisfy a growing demand for components that are optimised for lightweight vehicles, particularly last-mile delivery vehicles.

On January 25, 2022, Oshkosh Defense unveiled the first ever silent drive hybrid-electric Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). Here, Roger Brereton, head of sales at military steering systems manufacturer Pailton Engineering, takes a closer look at the new hybrid-electric JLTV (eJLTV) and asks what role hybrid-electric vehicles will play on the battlefields of the future.

Venture-backed international company Better Place was famous for attempting to pioneer battery swapping technology in electric vehicles (EVs). The company went bankrupt in 2013 and its fate might cast a dim verdict on the viability of battery swapping.

Why OEMS are partnering with startups in race for driverless tech. From Lennon and McCartney, to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak – it is often the case that collaborative partnerships are more effective than solo efforts.

Engineering challenges facing emergency services vehicle manufacturers.