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NEoT Green Mobility (NGM) and the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund (3SIIF) will work together to provide capital to advance the shift towards zero-emission public transport in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The partnership aims to initially invest in zero-emission buses and the necessary inf...

Twaice gets the Tisax label for cybersecurity in the automotive industry. In fact, the battery analysis software provider announces that it has obtained Tisax certification for cybersecurity in the automotive industry. Tisax, which stands for “Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange,&...

Below, an article published on February 2023 issue of Sustainable Bus magazine, authored by featuring Claudius Jehle, CEO of volytica diagnostics GmbH (bio at the bottom) 2022 has seen the first major used electric bus transactions on European soil. The transaction of a fleet of ...

2023 begins with an important new development for the rail rolling stock fleet of SWB, the company that operates public transport in Bonn, Germany, a city of 330,000 inhabitants located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In fact, the first of 26 ForCity Smart trams ordered in December 2019 from...

Connect Bus has ordered 42 all-electric Mellor Sigma 7 buses to be used for on-call services on Västraffik’s Flex line. The buses will be operated by Connect Bus under a contract with Vastraffik, the agency responsible for public transportation in Sweden’s Vastra Gotaland region. The ord...

Oxford Bus Company (Go-Ahead group) orders 104 battery-electric buses with Wrightbus. They’ll be part of a 159-strong zero emission fleet on Oxford’s streets from late 2023. In the same region, Stagecoach has just announced a 55-units e-bus order with Alexander Dennis. The deal is Go-Ahead’s b...

Alexander Dennis will continue development of autonomous bus technology in the CAVForth2 project, that will see Stagecoach, the UK’s largest bus operator, extend the route of the existing CAVForth autonomous bus service from Edinburgh Park station to Dunfermline city center, using a new upgrad...

The City of Annapolis has announced the purchase of two BYD K7M battery-electric transit buses, which will be the first in its transit fleet. The BYD K7M can accommodate up to 22 passengers and has two optional positions for wheelchairs compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. BYD buses a...

Ebusco announces it has been selected by UGAP (Union des Groupements d’Achats Publics) in the category “Electric Buses.” The Ebusco 3.0 electric bus, in 12-meter and 18-meter models, will be available through UGAP starting in March 2023 for a contract period of 24 months, with opti...

Stagecoach orders 55 Alexander Dennis electric buses for Oxfordshire. Stagecoach and Oxfordshire Council are partnering to reduce emissions in Oxford’s transit system, with funding from the UK Department of Transport’s Zero-Emission Bus Regional Areas program. Britain’s largest bus...