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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority received a $104 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in order to convert Cinder Bed Road Bus Garage to exclusively serve battery-electric buses with funds from the grant.  The Low or No Emission Vehicle grant will help Metro achie...

PEI Mobility participated in the development of the first electric articulated buses manufactured in Brazil and in service in the city of São José dos Campos. These are 22-meter long buses capable of carrying up to 168 passengers. Fully electric vehicles with a very low environmental impact and equi...

At an exhibition stand with a surface of 2700 square metres (together with Van Hool, the largest of the whole expo), Mercedes-Benz and Setra will showcase at Busworld Europe eight buses and coaches. Three more vehicles from the two major bus and touring coach brands on display in the outdoor exhibit...

Toyota Tsusho Nexty Electronics Europe GmbH has signed a comprehensive supply contract for Toyota fuel cells with pepper motion GmbH. The Toyota fuel cell meets all the specific requirements of the commercial vehicle industry. It is characterized by its compact design and robustness. It is suitable ...

VDL Groep and automotive supplier Schaeffler announce they are jointly exploring the development and production of a new generation of self-driving electric shuttles for public transport. The two family-owned companies will be showing a first demonstrator of the vehicle at IAA Mobility in Munich. Th...

Bosch is starting the production of new powertrain solutions for electric vehicles based on 800-volt technology. This will make recharging faster and provide a further boost for electromobility. According to the manufacturer, the 800-volt version of the inverter is based on silicon carbide semicondu...

In early August UITP announced DART President & CEO Nadine Lee as Chair of UITP North America Division and newly-formed North America Committee In 2015, UITP opened its first North America office in New York City, seeking to increase the exchange of best practice and networking between North Ame...

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 ...

Masats will be presenting its innovations in accessibility systems for public transport at the Busworld fair in Brussels (7-12 october 2023). The all-new RE2 electric ramp The new RE2 ramp, which is placed on the floor of the bus, enables comfortable access to the vehicle with a single 930 x 850 mm ...

BYD has delivered in Chile the first double-decker electric buses headed to the RED Mobility system. These are 10 BYD B12C01 buses. “The story of the electrification of public transport began hand in hand with BYD in Chile in 2017 when the first two electric buses began operating, a year later...