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A condensed version of this article, authored by JIVE project partners, was published on Sustainable Bus Magazine September 2024. As the adoption of electric vehicles continues to rise, particularly in heavy-duty and public transportation sectors, the need for efficient charging methods becomes more...

2024 is not looking as a positive year for VDL Group financial results. Combined turnover of the group is dropping, and the bus and coach division is still facing very though time, with turnover falling -14% compared to Jan-Jun 2023. And it should be noted that 2023 had also been a truly bad year fo...

Equipmake unveiled the new version of its commercial vehicles’ motor HTM-3500: it boasts the same peak figures of 3500 Nm and 400 kW as before, but continuous power has been doubled, from 100kW to 200kW at 2500rpm, the supplier states. The new product was displayed at Cenex Expo 2024, held at ...

Swedish carrier Connect Bus has decided to switch electric bus supplier due to significant delivery delays from Ebusco, is reported on Swedish trade media Bussmagasinet.se. Connect Bus will also be seeking financial compensation from Ebusco. Originally, Connect Bus had planned to introduce 47 new el...

Hübner is developing holographic display technology for trains and buses’ windows in cooperation with ZEISS Microoptics. Goal: allow passengers to receive important information directly in their field of vision. It’ll be among the news on display at Hübner’s stand at InnoTrans 2024...

E-bus telematics services provider Saga Tenix, from Norway, is establishing a new office in UK. David Rooney has been appointed in the position of Sales Director for the UK and Ireland. Saga Tenix is a provider of electric bus (and electric truck) telematics services (it has for instance d...

King County Metro in Seattle, Washington has ordered a major battery and battery charger upgrade for up to 170 electric trolleybuses, which are charged while in motion, to supplier Kiepe. These buses will now benefit from advanced In Motion Charging technology. Deliveries are set to commence in late...

Italian bus manufacturer Industria Italiana Autobus (IIA), with plants in Bologna and Flumeri, is navigating a turbulent period following its acquisition by Seri Industrial in June 2024. The takeover has sparked concern among political leaders and labor unions, particularly after plans to shut down ...

The Supervisory Board of Daimler Truck has appointed Karin Rådström as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company effective October 1, 2024. She is appointed in this function until January 31, 2029. Before joining the group in 2021, she had been working in Scania – we interviewed her in 20...

Iveco Bus unveiled its renewed range at Lat.Bus 2024 exhibition, held in São Paulo (Brazil) from August 6 to 8, and recorded a total of over 350 orders for Daily minibuses and chassis.  At the show, the group unveiled a renewed range covering the school, urban, intercity, and touring segments, speci...