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King County Metro in Seattle, Washington has ordered a major battery and battery charger upgrade for up to 170 electric trolleybuses, which are charged while in motion, to supplier Kiepe. These buses will now benefit from advanced In Motion Charging technology. Deliveries are set to commence in late...

Italian bus manufacturer Industria Italiana Autobus (IIA), with plants in Bologna and Flumeri, is navigating a turbulent period following its acquisition by Seri Industrial in June 2024. The takeover has sparked concern among political leaders and labor unions, particularly after plans to shut down ...

The Supervisory Board of Daimler Truck has appointed Karin Rådström as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company effective October 1, 2024. She is appointed in this function until January 31, 2029. Before joining the group in 2021, she had been working in Scania – we interviewed her in 20...

Iveco Bus unveiled its renewed range at Lat.Bus 2024 exhibition, held in São Paulo (Brazil) from August 6 to 8, and recorded a total of over 350 orders for Daily minibuses and chassis.  At the show, the group unveiled a renewed range covering the school, urban, intercity, and touring segments, speci...

BorgWarner will present new LFP battery packs for commercial vehicles at IAA Transportation, to be held from September 17 to 22, 2024 in Hannover. Such battery packs have been developed following the collaboration between BorgWarner and BYD’s FinDreams Batteries, started in February 2024. Borg...

Arriva Group is set to introduce 16 new electric buses in Czech Republic. The next-generation vehicles will operate from a new purpose-built charging hub in the city of Kladno as 47 diesel and CNG buses begin to be phased out by the city, Arriva states. The order is the biggest single purchase of el...

SUN Mobility and Veera Vahana showcased India’s first modular battery swapping technology for Heavy Commercial Vehicles at Prawaas 4.0 held in late August in Bangalore. Now SUN Mobility has tied relations with bus manufacturer Veera Vahana, based in Bangalore, in order to launch what is claime...

by Usha Praveen Masstrans Technologies, based in Pune, India, highlighted at Prawaas 4.0 Expo its dedication to advancing public transport and smart city solutions.  At the same expo Prawaas 4.0, Volvo – Eicher joint-venture VECV showcased 3 vehicles, including EV intercity coach, Tata Motors raised...

Around 5,900 electric buses are in operation in 41 cities in 12 Latin American countries, according to data highlighted in the E-Bus Radar, whose update was launched during South American trade expo LAT.BUS 2024 in early August. Launched in 2020, the initiative, backed by the Zero Emission Bus Rapid...

Authored and sponsored by JOST Articulated buses are a feature of many cities around the world. They are used on routes with high passenger numbers and are the only solution for cities without urban rail transport or with mountainous topography. The manufacturing of articulated buses is demanding du...