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First Bus and West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) have announced a further £11.2m investment in the operator’s Bramley depot which will make half the fleet zero emission before the end of 2024. WYCA with support from First Bus have been successful in securing £3.4m in a ‘variation request’ from…

A 8-meter electric midibus offered in the two technologies that are revolutionizing the public transport sector: Eltron and Hydron are, respectively, Rampini’s response to the challenges of the energy transition to electric and hydrogen mobility. Based in the Italian town of Passignano sul Tra…

Authored and sponsored by Ballard Power Systems Ballard Power Systems has a vision to deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet. Using its considerable fuel cell expertise – built up over 45 years – Ballard provides valuable and innovative solutions to global customers and its zero-…

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Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins, is collaborating with Turkish bus builder BMC to provide battery solutions for their transit bus operations. The companies have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for Accelera to power BMC’s city buses. This marks the first time the B…

The first session of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2024 went live last week at Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan, culminating in a conversation between representatives from UITP, ATM Milano, RATP Dev, ZF and Iveco Bus on the evolving landscape of public transport and how energy transition and digitalizat…

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Turin public transport municipal operator GTT and Indcar officially signed the contract for the purchase of 22 electric minibuses realized by the French company Bluebus (Indcar acts as dealer for Italy and Spain since mid-2023). The signing took place on 9 May during NME – Next Mobility Exhibi…

De Lijn has awarded a framework agreement for up to 100 BRT e-buses to Spanish Irizar e-mobility. The manufacturer has won the tender issued by the Belgian transport company, as its bid was selected as the best out of three submitted offers (out of eight selected candidates, De Lijns states).

3,000 electric buses are reportedly set to be deployed in Azerbaijan, according to local media ABC.AZ and as covered by trade agency electrive.com, whose article quotes Fariz Aliyev, the head of the Transport Policy Department of the Ministry of Digital Development & Transport of Azerbaijan. A f…

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has awardedNew Flyer a contract for up to 460 next-generation Xcelsior CHARGE NG 40-foot battery-electric transit buses (BEBs). The contract includes a firm order for 80 vehicles, including 48 buses with New Flyer’s standard two-door configuration an…

SWO Mobil in Osnabrück has ordered 19 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses, following Europe-wide tender. They are set to be delivered from 2025. The total capacity of the five 98.3 kWh battery packs installed on each of the buses amounts to 491.5 kWh and “enables them to cover an operating range of a…

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The Thuringian Ministry for the Environment, Energy, and Nature Conservation has pledged support for the acquisition of six new hydrogen fuel cell buses and the expansion of infrastructure for urban transport in Weimar, Germany. The news is reported on local trade media omnibus.news. Three first hyd…

Wrightbus has signed another deal for hydrogen bus supply in Germany: 46 vehicles have been indeed ordered by Cottbusverkehr GmbH and will serve the city of Cottbus, the second largest city in the state of Brandenburg, and and in the western part of the district of Spree-Neiße. The first buses are d…

Frankfurt operator In-der-City-Bus GmbH (ICB) has placed an order for 9 Solaris Urbino 18 hydrogen buses. There are already 23 hydrogen-powered Solaris buses running in the metropolis, supplied in 2022 and 2024. Deliveries of the articulated buses from the latest order are scheduled for July 2025. S…

The Alpine French towns of Moûtiers, Courchevel and Tignes have decided to test the hydrogen ecosystem in their resorts. In collaboration with HYmpulsion, Safra and the GEG Group, a demonstration of the hydrogen distribution solution is being organized in April, including a distribution statio…

Ballard Power Systems announced the signing of a Long Term Supply Agreement with bus manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach, for the supply of 1,000 hydrogen fuel cell engines through 2027 for the European transit bus market. Over 1,700 fuel cell buses powered by Ballard are in operation worldwide as …

Solaris Bus & Coach has been selected to supply 22 Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses to Île-de-France Mobilités following a tender supported by CATP (Centrale d’Achat du Transport Public). The buses will play their part within a hydrogen pilot project by Île-de-…

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At Mobility Move live in Berlin on 5-7 March 2024, BorgWarner showcases its battery portfolio tailored for electric buses. The company’s three-pillar approach emphasizes innovation, sustainability, and strategic partnerships. BorgWarner has recently announced that it entered a deal with BYD’s …

From Yutong’s evolving portfolio of e-coaches to the challenges and strategies associated with promoting electric coaches in Europe. From the sales model employed by Yutong in the European market the the group’s strategic approach to market expansion, with a primary focus on the Nordic r…

Insights into Arriva Spain’s pivotal role in Madrid and Galicia, the post-pandemic shift in mobility patterns, financing challenges for zero-emission buses in Spain, adherence to EU quotas for zero-emission city buses by 2035, and Arriva Spain’s strategic focus on electrifying interurban…

Safra made a remarkable appearance at the Paris 2022 Euro Mobility Expo, where they officially announced the launch of their hydrogen-powered HYCITY bus (ten units are going to be delivered in Dunkirk). This innovative vehicle is set to replace their Businova model. In the meanwhile, at UITP Summit …

In March 2023 MAN bus business’ structure was heavily reorganized. Rudi Kuchta, until then Head of Business Unit Bus, left the position for a role as boss of truck and bus business in Austria, replaced by Robert Katzer. What is more, Barbaros Oktay was appointed in the newly cre…

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Siemens Smart Infrastructure has completed the first successful 1MW charge, in a pilot which brought together a prototype MCS charging station from Siemens and a long-haul prototype eTruck by Mercedes (eActros 600). The technology, if commercially implemented, might be quite a gamechanger also in th…

A new inverted pantograph electric charging station has been inaugurated at the Carabanchel operations centre of EMT Madrid. Now the depot has been enhanced with further 118 electric bus’ chargers, enabling a total of 260 vehicles to be charged simultaneously. With the fourth phase of charging…

Vehicles chargers manufacturer Ekoenergetyka, from Poland, will unveil what it call “a groundbreaking charging solution” at this year’s Nordic EV Summit in Oslo. Despite being a relatively small market, Norway has become a pioneer in electromobility. In 2023 alone. 83% of all vehic…

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Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan will host the kick-off of Sustainable Bus Tour 2024, that after 3 years of being conducted digitally, will be built this year around two in-person conferences. “Balance Shifts in Public Transport: Operators and Industry in the Energy Transition Era,” is …

After 3 years of being conducted digitally, the Sustainable Bus Tour 2024 will be built around two in-person conference that are set to be held within Next Mobility Exhibition (May) in Milan and the Euro Mobility Expo in Strasbourg (October), two of the main public transport exhibitions in Europe pl…

The transformation of public transport teetered on the edge as technology ushered in unprecedented flexibility. In our recently broadcasted videoreport, part of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2023 initiative, we delved into the intriguing topic: “The End of Public Transport as We Know It? On-Demand …

The landscape of public transport is on the brink of transformation, as technology opens doors to unprecedented flexibility. In our upcoming videoreporting belonging to the Sustainable Bus Tour 2023 initiative, we delve into the intriguing topic: “End of public transport as we know it? On-dema…

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Primary Chinese battery maker CATL has recently unveiled a LFP EV battery model promising over 1,000 km driving range. The launch event happened at the latest Beijing Auto Show, held until a few days ago in the Chinese capital city. CATL new LFP battery for +1,000 km range The current generation of …

CNG & LNG

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A few months ago Solaris won tender in Rome for delivery of 110 mild hybrid buses. In last days Solaris has won order for the delivery of 244 CNG buses for the ATAC carrier in Rome (out of a framework agreement for up to 322 vehicles). With the maximum use of options by the ordering party, both cont…

Iveco Bus is set to export as many as 100 Urbanway CNG in Athens, Greece. The Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has indeed chosen Iveco Bus for its Urbanway CNG articulated model. This bus runs on compressed natural gas (CNG) and is compatible with biomethane. A total of 100 units buses…

Solaris has won both lots of the tender called by Giubileo 2025 spa for a total of 110 hybrid articulated city buses and as many as 322 CNG vehicles, of which 244 are to be supplied immediately plus 78 are subject to the approval of ATAC‘s new Economic and Financial Plan. The news is reported …

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Benteler-owned autonomous shuttle company Benteler announces a new cooperation (through memorandum of understanding) with public transport operator Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main area in Germany, with the goal of “advancing autonomous mobility in local p…

Vision AI and spatial analytics Hayden AI has entered a partnership with Snapper Services, creators of the Mosaiq Transit Intelligence Suite. Goal of the collaboration? Enhancing data analysis for public transport providers. By leveraging Hayden AI’s mobile perception platform installed on buses for…

Largest Singapore public bus operator SBS Transit has entered a cooperation with Stratio that "will boost service reliability of SBS Transit’s buses through a fleet-wide implementation of predictive maintenance technology".

In 2023, IVU Traffic Technologies AG says it recorded the “most successful financial year in the company’s history”: revenue increased year-on-year by 8.2% to €122.5 million, gross profit by 11.7% to €101.1 million and operating profit (EBIT) by 6.1% to €15.8 million. German public…

Authored by UITP The world of urban mobility is changing, and during the past ten years, the sector has lived through a digital revolution. With the latest technological innovations and mobility trends continuing to revolutionise the sector, it is up to the leading voices within public transport to …

Alternative drive coach

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During the four-week trial period the GTe14 battery-electric coach will operate on National Express’s high-frequency airport routes between Stansted Airport and London. The coach has LED mood lighting, leather reclining seats, air conditioning, onboard charging. Yutong’s latest GTe14 model stands at…

“We are excited to announce the launch of Flixbus UK’s first 100% electric long-distance bus.” So André Schwämmlein, founder and CEO of Flix-FlixBus made the announcement on LinkedIn. A novelty with a capital “N” for the green-orange operator, whose pilot e-bus, the fir…

Jean-Marc Gales, Wrightbus CEO, is quoted by Bus & Coach Buyer as saying that "The concept is ready, the predevelopment work has been done, so we are confident we can launch it in 2026". It's not yet clear if the vehicles will be in-house built or realized in cooperation with bodybuilder partners.

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The first trolleybus model Škoda 32 Tr for Vilniaus viešasis transportas has entered the type tests and homologation process in Pilsen, the manufacturer announces. This milestone signifies big progress in producing 91 trolleybuses bound for Vilnius, Lithuania. The contract with the transport operato…

Hungarian bus builder Ikarus and Yutong, the world’s largest bus manufacturer, have formed a consortium to participate in a trolleybus tender in Hungary for solo and articulated vehicles issued by BKK (Budapesti Közlekedési Központ Zrt) in Hungary (up to 160 units). Ikarus has already in force…

After the opening of line 58, it is the turn of line 59. On Wednesday 6 March 2024 Prague trolleybus line 59 will be opened to the public, completely replacing line 119, which runs from the Veleslavín railway station to Prague Airport “Václav Havel”. The diesel buses will be replaced by …

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The Mercedes-Benz eCitaro has been elected as the Electric Bus Champion of the year 2024 within German journalistic comparison initiative Ebus Test promoted by trade media Omnibusspiegel. It’s not the first time: last year, the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro – at that time taking part in the solo bus v…

Last week’s Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan showcased an array of cutting-edge vehicles from leading manufacturers. Highlights included Otokar exhibiting the intercity e-bus e-Territo and the updated version of e-Kent C, Altas’ Novus City V7, a collaboration with Zhongtong, BYD’s…

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