News

There are still important new developments in public transport services in the Paris region of l’Ile de France. The extension of line 11 to the east of Paris, with 6 new stations, is already planned, and a new tramway line has been inaugurated as planned. This is the T10 line, 8, 20 km long, o...

Israeli wireless charging solutions provider Electreon has won a tender in Trondheim (Norway) for implementation of a wireless Electric Road System (ERS) for charging a bus wirelessly. The route will be managed by AtB AS. The picture shared by project partners portrays a Van Hool 24-meter Exqui.City...

The signing came in Barcelona during the UITP Global Public Transport Summit: the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and VDL Bus & Coach have entered into an understanding to exchange experiences and knowledge related to energy transition. The agreement was signed by Ahmed Bahrozyan, CEO of the...

Loop Energy and Drabpol have been selected by Polish electric bus manufacturer ARP E-Vehicles to supply hydrogen fuel cell systems. The manufacturer, specifically, selected Loop Energy’s T605 system for its new Fcev bus platform, scheduled for delivery in the last three months of 2023. Under t...

Four years after the last edition, the UITP Global Public Transport Summit (June 4-7, 2023) is back. An immersive experience that saw Barcelona become the world’s public transport capital: 40,000 m2 of exhibition space, 380 exhibitors, an estimated 15,000 visitors, and more than 100 accredited globa...

Transdev has launched a new e-bus service in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, aimed at supporting the region’s ecological transition. This innovative project involves the deployment of 18 electric articulated buses and powered by reverse pantograph technology, on the popular route ...

The Government of Rwanda has signed an agreement with Vivo Energy and the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) for the supply of over 200 electric buses in Kigali. In partnership with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Ministry of Infrastructure, and City of Kigali, Vivo Energy Rwanda and RSSB will ...

In Germany the research project REVAMP (Remanufacturing of variant battery modules with automated assembly and testing processes) has been launched with the goal of increase the use rate for 2nd-use and 2nd-life batteries in Germany. It is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Prot...

The electrification of bus fleets is rapidly gaining traction in both Latin America and North America, with significant advancements taking place on both continents. To shed light on this transformative trend, a VideoSpotlight event was held on June 27th, featuring industry experts and key stakehold...

With high-tech trains, on 16 June, the first new-generation train, the X – Wagen, series 3700, produced by Siemens in cooperation with Wiener Linien, the operator of the public transport network in Vienna, was authorised for operation on the U3 metro line.  The train will be permanently operat...