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IFEMA MADRID and Smobhub presented in Paris the second edition of the Global Mobility Call to companies, institutions and experts leading sustainable mobility development. This International Congress-Expo will be held in the Madrid Recinto Ferial from 24 to 26 September. Around 50 representatives fr...

Van Hool has signed a contract with Qbuzz (Netherlands) for the supply of 54 battery-electric buses of the model Van Hool A15LE E. These 15-meter e-buses will be used by Qbuzz for regional passenger transport in the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe as from the last quarter of 2024. This joins the ...

The Karsan e-Atak has been the leader in Europe for two years in a row in the midibus category. According to the Wim Chatrou-CME Solutions report in 2022, Karsan e-Atak completed the year with a 40 percent market share in the electric midibus segment, becoming precisely the segment leader in Europe ...

ADASTEC is the company behind the Karsan Autonomous e-Atak, the driverless 8-meter bus by Karsan. They focus on automation in the bus business. We met the CEO Ali Ufuk Peker at Busworld North America in Detroit in February. In this interview he outlines background, strategies and business model of t...

Daimler Buses has launched a newly developed Setra MultiClass 500 LE. Shortly after the premiere of the next generation of the Setra ComfortClass 500 and TopClass 500 touring coaches, Setra is opening a new chapter in the intercity segment. The new model series features the second generation of Pred...

Urbanization is set for unstoppable growth and so it is the urge to find sustainable solutions to make cities cleaner and more livable for the well-being of the citizens and the planet. Enel X Global Retail has developed an ecosystem of innovative solutions for sustainable and efficient urban living...

Ebusco has signed a new contract with Qbuzz for the delivery of up to 63 buses. The order involves 45 Ebusco 3.0 12-meter buses and 18 Ebusco 3.0 18-meter buses, four of which are still under option. The buses will hit the road in the provinces Groningen and Drenthe in 2024.  In the concession,...

First Bus‘ depot in Leicester is set to become one of the UK’s first electrified bus depots outside of London. The operator has announced that Leicester site will join York and Norwich. Therefore, First Bus will have three fully electrified bus depots outside of the capital. What is more, this...

It’s time to disclose financial results 2022 for Transdev: last year the group posted net income of €20 million. Its revenues grew by 10%, marked in particular “by strong commercial development in all its markets”, eaching €7.7 billion by 2022 (it was 7.416 billion in 2019, 6.75 bi...

Within DIGIZITY project, a large Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) project led by Avanza and City of Zaragoza, a zero emission and automated Irizar ie tram is piloting the values of autonomous driving within the city mobility system DIGIZITY project started two years...