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Electric propulsion has become an integral part of public transport and is slowly becoming the new standard for buses and coaches around the world. But what is the leading technology when it comes to mechanisms for door systems? Is it pneumatic or electric?

Sightseeing bus company Tootbus announces it has secured approval for plans to install roof-mounted solar panels on their Wandsworth depot, working in collaboration with electric fleet solutions provider VEV.  This project “will power the existing electric fleet with 100% end-to-end renew...

Hayden AI is partnering with the City of Tallinn, Estonia’s capital, to pilot its automated bus lane and bus stop enforcement platform. The pilot is part of the city’s “Test in Tallinn” initiative, which aims to develop and implement smart city solutions for global markets. This pilot in Tallinn mar...

Blue Solutions plans to develop and produce next-generation batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) in Brittany and the Grand Est region, specifically in Alsace. Full scale production is planned to begin by 2030. This announcement was made during a visit by French Minister of Economy, Bruno Le Maire, ...

Deals with giants such as Volvo Buses, Scania and BYD have led to a lot of talk about the Spanish bodybuilder Castrosua lately. As a matter of fact, they fit into a trend that sees the European industrial bus landscape changing in the direction of a new golden age for bodybuilders. In this interview...

First Bus and West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) have announced a further £11.2m investment in the operator’s Bramley depot which will make half the fleet zero emission before the end of 2024. WYCA with support from First Bus have been successful in securing £3.4m in a ‘variation request’ from...

Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins, is collaborating with Turkish bus builder BMC to provide battery solutions for their transit bus operations. The companies have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for Accelera to power BMC’s city buses. This marks the first time the B...

The newly planned bus theme park at IAA Transportation in Hannover has now been cancelled. Apparently, “bus manufacturers had not made sufficient bookings”, according to the organizing association VDA (quoted by German trade media omnibus.news), although a IAA spokeperson stated that &#8...

Alexander Dennis will build three Enviro100AEV autonomous buses for the consortium delivering the Connector project in Cambridge. Backed by Innovate UK, the Connector project consortium is led by the Greater Cambridge Partnership and already included bus operator Stagecoach, IPG Automotive, dRISK an...

The third edition of Busworld South East Asia, currently live in Jakarta (14-17 May 2024), provides a interesting look into a market rich in peculiarities. The event highlights the latest technological innovations in the region and offers a platform for networking. The Indonesian market is skewed to...