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by Usha Praveen In Indian region of Gujarat the launch of the GIFT City Metro services was celebrated, now powered by Verde Mobility’s electric buses. The EV charging provider has launched today in operation a Urban Sphere Ivoryline e-bus. Indian bus maker startup Urban Sphere, based in Bengaluru, f...

The third issue of Sustainable Bus Magazine 2024 is now out! In this edition, we explore Irizar’s insights on the future of zero-emission technology, the development strategies of Ekoenergetyka, Kempower and FPT Industrial, the features of battery-electric coach Temsa LD SB E and of 18-meter e-buses...

eCitaro K: that’s the name of the new member of the Mercedes eCitaro family, just unveiled in Hannover at the eve of the opening of IAA Transportation 2024. An exhibition where just 6 bus manufacturer are on stage. Although the main news coming from the group are related to the truck sector (n...

Karsan has signed a H2-powered cooperation with Toyota. The two companies plan to launch their first hydrogen fuel cell-equipped buses in 2025. In the fuel cell bus sector, Toyota is already working with Portuguese CaetanoBus and Daimler Buses. Karsan fuel cell buses with Toyota modules Karsan intro...

Irizar e-mobility is set to deliver their 1000th e-bus soon, 8 years after foundation of the company under the umbrella of Irizar group. Following this announcement, the manufacturer states that La Veloz, a company belonging to the Samar Group, will incorporate by end of the month two new electric b...

Battery systems supplier Forsee Power has inaugurated its North American headquarters and its new industrial site in Columbus, Ohio (a 138,000 sq. ft site), aiming to meet the growing needs of North American customers, whether in the heavy or light vehicle sector, meeting “Buy America” standards. Ta...

Alexander Dennis launched its next-generation Enviro100EV small zero-emission bus at the ReThink HK sustainability event in Hong Kong. It complements the high-capacity Enviro500EV zero-emission double decker (which has a 35-units order already in place) in the territory. With a length of 8.5m and a ...

In Germany, every 100 zero emission buses to be tendered according to plans, only 42 are set to be effectively procured following halt of subsidies. A recent industry survey of VDV member companies specifically shows that of the 2,396 locally emission-free city buses originally planned, only 42 per ...

In partnership with New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Guth DeConzo Construction Management, CarMedialab will supply a cloud-based charge management solution to New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). This smart charging project will support MTA’s electrification plans in one of the...

At the beginning of September, the public transport operator Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) introduced the first articulated Solaris hydrogen buses into city traffic. The delivered buses are part of a fuel cell bus order placed in September last year (the third between the two companies!) for 18 of...