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Solaris has won a tender held by public transport operator MPK in Cracow for the delivery of electric buses. At the end of October the carrier signed a contract with the manufacturer for the delivery of 18 articulated electric vehicles. The contract is worth over PLN 98 million. The contract include...

MAN begins looking at the post-usage strategy for its batteries. The aim is to extend the life of the batteries in the first step and, if this is no longer possible, to recycle the raw materials contained in them. A second-life project for testing used MAN vehicle batteries in stationary storage sys...

A total of 7,023 professionals, 15% of whom were foreign – from 28 different countries – attended the fourteenth International Bus and Coach Trade Fair, FIAA 2022, organised by IFEMA MADRID, at its Recinto Ferial, from 18 to 21 October. An event with participation of more than 70 compani...

Besides launching a new 8-meter e-bus model, Mellor took the opportunity of Euro Bus Expo 2022 for announcing the introduction of further variants to its all-electric Sigma 7 and Sigma 9 bus models, part of a six-model Sigma range (from seven- to 12-metres) launched in late 2021. Sigma 7 now boasts ...

Alexander Dennis today shared an exclusive preview of its next generation of in-house battery-electric buses at Euro Bus Expo 2022 in Birmingham. The first models will be the Enviro400EV double decker and a new-size midibus, the Enviro100EV. Initial orders have been taken and first vehicles are expe...

On Friday 28 October, Škoda Group opened the office of its new subsidiary in Florence, Italy. Olesea Lachi, who has long been responsible for sales of rolling stock in the Group, has become the managing director of the subsidiary. In Italy, Škoda Group says “it will focus its attention on trai...

On Friday 28th October we have organized the web event ‘Energy transition out of city center‘, part of the second edition of the Sustainable Bus Tour. Reason of such a topic is simple : in the public transport world, out of cities the commitment to energy transition goes along with quest...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) awarded a $135 million climate financing package to VinFast. Goal? “Manufacturing Vietnam’s first fully-electric public transport bus fleet and first national electric vehicle (EV) charging network”, VinFast says. The first electric buses with VinBus’ log...

World’s largest e-bus depot was inaugurated in Qatar in late October. The depot is located in Lusail, covers an area of more than 400,000 square meters and is composed of 24 multi-functional buildings. It has won the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest electric bus depot with the cap...

The battery is the last relevant remaining wearing part of an electric vehicle – and by far the most expensive. How to charge it properly? How to reduce TCO as much as possible? Safety concerns? Three experts discuss tips, tricks and outlooks concerning the heart of EVs