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Hess has won a tender for 8 articulated e-buses in Lugano (Switzerland). By the end of 2025, eight electric lighTram 19 OPP buses will be operating on route 5 (Viganello–Lugano Centre–Manno), each of which are rapidly recharged at their final stops.  Following two tenders awarded in Italy (in V...

Volkswagen Truck & Bus will start production of its electric bus model for Latin America in the second half of 2024. The model, called e-Volksbus, is under development at VWTB’s world engineering center in Resende (Brasil), and draws on all the knowledge accumulated by the company in the f...

The Startup Award will be again among the highlights of Bus2Bus 2024 in Berlin. In the Startup Area, young international companies will present innovative concepts for the mobility industry and deliver pitches for the prize. The trade show will provide a market overview with over 30 buses from vario...

Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB) has achieved a significant milestone in its Smart City KVB program with the inauguration of its new Porz electric bus depot on March 17, 2024. This depot, housing over 100 electric buses, represents a pivotal step towards the company's goal of transitioning its entire ...

Vicenza has made its choice: Hess. It will be the Swiss manufacturer to will supply SVT Vicenza 16 electric buses, which will be purchased thanks to a 19 million e contribution granted by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Deliveries will begin in October 2027 and presumably be completed ...

ZF will display CeTrax 2 dual electric central drive and the EcoLife CoachLine automatic transmission at Bus2Bus 2024 live on 24-25 April in Berlin. The digital fleet management solution Bus Connect will be also available for live experiencing. After showcasing a demonstrator of next generation of t...

Vision AI and spatial analytics Hayden AI has entered a partnership with Snapper Services, creators of the Mosaiq Transit Intelligence Suite. Goal of the collaboration? Enhancing data analysis for public transport providers. By leveraging Hayden AI’s mobile perception platform installed on buses for...

Van Hool's bankruptcy is now unavoidable, crisis manager Marc Zwaaneveld (appointed in early 2024) told in an interview with De Standaard. Where he releases significants recriminations towards Van Hool's family. Also, production of trambuses for Paris is a high risk, as he specifically stated that t...

The first time in Italy for Kempower, which opened its first Italian depot for electric buses in Bologna. The depot for Tper, equipped with Kempower’s charging solutions, has up to 20 simultaneous charging points. What’s more, it is one of the largest bus depots in Europe, capable of hou...

Ebusco achieved €102.4 million revenue in 2023, recording EBITDA loss of €95.7 million, compared to €34.8 million negative a year earlier, and net loss for the year of €120.1 million (vs €32.2 million in 2022). Ebusco’s net cash position was €27.9 million as per 31 December 2023 down from €95.2 mill...