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Rampini has won the tender launched by Consip, the Italian government’s centralized purchasing body, for the supply of 8-meter electric buses. The award concerns the second lot a 1,000-units electric bus tender. Specifically, the Italian company has signed a supply contract for plug-in electri...

Blue Bird has openend a new facility in Fort Valley, Georgia. The new Electric Vehicle (EV) Build-up Center is the outcome of the conversion of a 40,000 sq.ft. facility. This milestone represents Blue Bird’s commitment to expanding its production capacity from 4 to 20 electric vehicles per day...

Bluebus is committed to expanding the European distribution network for its 6m minibus and has just signed an exclusive agreement in Greece with Syngelidis Group, a major vehicle importer.Aiglon, a subsidiary of Syngelidis Group, will be the distributor of Bluebus 6m for Greece and later for Cyprus,...

Arcol is set to unveil its eMirror system for buses at the upcoming UITP Summit 2023 in Barcelona. This launch marks a significant milestone for the company as it solidifies its position in the rear-view mirror sector and embraces the new era of technology. Arcol Camera Monitoring System (CMS) consi...

GUS Technology is a key player in the battery industry and has recently launched Taiwan’s first battery gigafactory. With a focus on lithium titanate and NCM material systems, the company has invested NT$4 billion (121 million euros) in constructing the Jhongli gigafactory, which is expected t...

UITP Global Public Transport Summit 2023 in Barcelona is just around the corner, promising a platform for industry leaders to showcase their latest advancements in the public transport sector. This highly anticipated event is set to unveil groundbreaking innovations that will shape the future of urb...

Among the finalists for the Sustainable Bus Awards 2024, one model stands out: the Irizar i6S Efficient Hydrogen. Nobody has never heard of it before. Picture was provided by the Basque group a couple days ago and included in the communication materials released by the award’s organization. No...

In a recent Sustainable Bus article (February 2023 issue) looking at how the UK is funding its zero-emission bus transition, a conclusion was that to achieve it, increasing patronage is crucial. Confidence in long term passenger demand on bus travel is necessary to give the security in required ZEB ...

Daimler Truck has announced plans to produce the Mercedes eCitaro at their plant in Ligny-en-Barrois, France. This move is part of the group’s investment of approximately 50 million euros by 2030 to expand the production of electric buses at the French location. The conversion and modernizatio...

More electric city buses than diesel-only buses have been sold in the first quarter of 2023 in Europe (EU+UK). It’s a paradigm shift highlighted by ICCT. However, it should be mentioned that diesel and hybrid buses (most of those are mild hybrid ones) together still make up the majority of the...