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BYD has signed a framework agreement with the Tashkent Municipality, the government of Uzbekistan’s capital. The agreement states that the Tashkent Municipality will purchase 2,000 units of BYD K9UD electric buses. The first batch of 200 units of K9UD eBus is expected to be delivered in 2024. BYD e-...

BYD is set to revamp a defunct Ford factory in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil, as reported on Brazilian report. This factory closed in January 2021, causing the loss of 4,000 jobs. Chinese giant BYD plans to create three new facilities, with production expected to begin by the end of the next year, aiming ...

Ballard Power Systems announced multiple purchase orders totaling 177 hydrogen fuel cell engines from Solaris Bus & Coach. Ballard expects limited initial deliveries of the 177 fuel cell modules in 2023, with the remainder to ship from 2024 through 2026. The number of engines ordered by Solaris ...

The regional public transport operator Ferry Cars from Belgium has put five new Mercedes-Benz eCitaro low-floor city buses with all-electric drive into operation. The operator, based in the city of Eeklo, which is located in the north of the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Meetjesland regio...

Ebusco has set the goal to deliver between 250 and 300 vehicles in the year 2023, with revenue between 145 and 165 million euros. In the first half of 2023, according to CME Chatrou Solutions data, Ebusco had registered 121 e-buses. The Dutch company is facing a though time on the stock exchange: it...

Higer 9-meter electric bus Azure 9 has been launched at Busworld as a mid-sized product specially developed for the European market. Highlights? The OEM claims “most modernized appearance, with large low-floor area, high efficiency by low energy consumption, sufficient driving range, intellige...

The Driver App is the latest add in Optibus‘s offer. The native mobile app and web tool is designed to improve communication between drivers and the depot. Integrated with Optibus Operations, the tech company says the Driver App was designed in partnership with drivers, for drivers, offering a...

Skoda attended Busworld with a 12-metre electric bus manufactured in cooperation with SOR Libchavy. This vehicle boasts plug-in charging, a kneeling function and a modern interior that is adapted for people with reduced mobility. Our debut at Busworld 2023 is very important for the group. In our exi...

eVersum has signed a partnership with autonomous vehicle software developer Oxa. Focus? Designing, developing and producing shared autonomous passenger vehicles. These vehicles will be offered to public transport operators in Europe and the US, with the first being autonomous city ‘eShuttles’, eVers...

Europe’s bus and coach driver shortage widens 54%, according to IRU. 105,000 driver positions are missing, 10 percent of the total professional driver population. Over 80% of bus and coach operating companies face severe difficulties to fill driver positions. And driver shortages are forecast to mor...