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A new chairman with the arrival of the new year. In fact, as of January 1, 2024, Robert Henrich, will take over as Chairman of the Board of Hamburger Hochbahn AG, succeeding Henrik Falk, who will move to Berlin, becoming Chairman of the Board of Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). Reporting the news is...

One hundred and two Crossway ELEC and thirty-eight E-Way. Iveco Bus has won the tender to supply 140 electric buses to Qbuzz (a subsidiary of Busitalia) in the Netherlands. The 102 Crossway ELEC Low Entry and 38 E-Way (in two length variants: 10.7 and 12 meters) will be available to the Dutch operat...

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...

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...

Around 10 vehicles today involved in pilot projects. 50 vehicles will start roll out of production lines in 2024 headed to the European and Middle East market. And discussions are in progress for partnerships with industrial players that might help the startup to scale up larger volumes. We just had...

Battery-electric technology is expected to replace ICE as the leading powertrain system for commercial vehicles by 2035, according to market intelligence firm Interact Analysis, that expects that almost 2.5 million battery electric commercial vehicles will be sold in 2035 compared with fewer th...

Electric bus and truck manufacturer Lion Electric, headquartered in Canada, announced “a workforce reduction aimed at rationalizing its cost structure and improving its ability to reach its profitability objectives”.  The reorganization affects 150 employees (approximately 10% of Lion’s total headco...

By the end of 2025, 94 Rampini electric midibuses will be running in Genoa. In fact, the 49 electric buses currently in circulation will be joined by another 45 units of the new Eltron type, which will strengthen Genoa’s public transport and make it even more sustainable: this is bound to be t...

Alexander Dennis confirmed Stagecoach as the launch customer for its recently-launched Enviro100EV small zero-emission bus. The purchase has been supported by the Scottish Zero-Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB).  Stagecoach placed an order for 20 Enviro100EV ahead of the type’s launch and p...

Australia’s first trackless tram is on the road, in a trial that the City of Stirling (suburb of Perth, Western Australia) hopes will see this mid-tier transit become a future public transport service connecting Glendalough Train Station to the iconic Scarborough Beach precinct. The 30-metre-long ve...