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In a recent development reported by The Bolton News, WN Vtech Group, a vehicle manufacturer based in Westhoughton (UK) (under whose umbrella lies Mellor), after entering into administration in late November, is going to be taken over by Belgian entrepreneur Guido Dumarey. In October 2023, UK-based b...

The transformation of public transport teetered on the edge as technology ushered in unprecedented flexibility. In our recently broadcasted videoreport, part of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2023 initiative, we delved into the intriguing topic: “The End of Public Transport as We Know It? On-Demand ...

Thirty-two ie tram by Irizar e-mobility for the Yucatan region of Mexico: the first units will enter service on December 30 in the Va-y-Ven public transportation system. This is a pioneering project for the Mexican state that will connect the Mayan Train terminal, Umán, Kanasín, the Uadye Teya Facul...

Solaris has delivered seven electric buses to the transport company Erlanger Stadtwerke Stadtverkehr GmbH, of the city of Erlangen. This is the first order from Germany for the shorter model from the Polish manufacturer (part of the CAF Group). Thanks to its features, the Solaris-branded e-bus can a...

The San Mateo County Transit District Board of Directors approved the purchase of up to 108 hydrogen fuel cell buses, moving SamTrans closer to its Emission Zero goal of entirely transitioning its fleet away from diesel by 2034.  When the fuel cell buses enter revenue service within t...

LG and Impact Clean Power Technology have signed a supply agreement for NCM lithium-ion battery modules. According to the deal, over the next three years, “LG Energy Solution will deliver around 200,000 units of battery modules manufactured at its Wroclaw plant in Poland to ICPT’s Gigafa...

A contribution by Aaron White, Business Development Director, Cubic Transportation Systems Are buses the backbone of economic recovery? The pandemic had a disastrous effect on the economy, with the UK experiencing a significant drop in GDP. Whilst the Office for Budget Responsibility reported that t...

Enel X has select Volytica for dedicated battery diagnostics for electric buses. The collaboration between the two companies will begin with the deployment of Latin America’s largest electric bus fleet, that of Mexico City, using an innovative battery diagnostic system for real-time monitoring...

Volvo Buses has secured the first order for 15 Volvo 7900 Electric buses with MCV – Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles as coachbuilder, following the agreement made between the two companies in recent months and which we told you about. The order for the fifteen e-buses is placed by Luxembourg-...

The debut had come in the spring of 2022 at Bus2Bus, when Otokar introduced the mini-electric e-Centro C to the bus world: 6.6 meters, powered by battery motor (110 kW lithium-ion NMC modules) with a maximum power output of 200 kW and a maximum torque of 1200 Nm, for a range of up to 200 […]