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by omnibus.news / Rüdiger Schreiber Eyes open, at the IAA Transportation in Hall 23 there is a coach that relies on a fuel cell and hydrogen for propulsion. Sino-Synergy Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd. (Sinosynergy for short) from China is emphasizing at the trade fair in Hanover that the vehicle is t...

Solaris and Hermes (part of Transdev Netherlands/Connexxion), have signed a contract for the delivery of 10 Trollino 18 trolleybuses in MetroStyle design. These emission-free trolleybuses will be rolled out in Arnhem Nijmegen region as well as in the entire province of Gelderland. The vehicles will ...

BYD and Castrosua launch a cooperation to build electric buses for the Spanish market. BYD has signed a framework agreement with the local bodybuilder so that they will collaborate to produce eco-friendly customised 12-metre eBuses in Spain, specifically for the Spanish market. The BYD-Castrosua 12-...

Transport for Greater Manchester has ordered 50 zero-emission double deck buses from Alexander Dennis for the first phase of the franchised Bee Network bus system which will launch in September 2023. Alexander Dennis has recently announced the launch in 2023 of its in-house developed e-bus range, bu...

Another bus premiere at InnoTrans: as previously announced, today Škoda Group has launched the new hydrogen-powered Škoda H’CITY 12 bus. The vehicle is based on the very same platform as the E’CITY e-bus and the trolleybus Skoda T’CITY, both launched this year. Škoda H’CITY 1...

Keolis, Iveco Bus and Forsee Power together to optimize the performance of electric bus batteries. The three companies have signed a collaboration agreement to improve the performance of ebus batteries by pooling their specific expertise. The goal is to gain control over battery aging and optimize t...

A total of 1,767 electric buses were registered in Europe in the first half of 2022, including as many as 242 signed VDL (13.7 percent of the total), which thus establishes itself as the European market leader for registrations ebuses, according to data collected and processed by Chatrou CME Solutio...

CTM could not better celebrate 70 years of trolleybus service in Cagliari, in operation since 22 December 1952, by once again confirming the basis of its policy: attention to the environment, sustainable mobility, decongestion. The objective: convincing  even more citizens to use the public service ...

VDL Citea new generation has been finally unveiled today at InnoTrans 2022. The Dutch manufacturer brought a first demo vehicle in Berlin, where the bus is on the Bus Display. VDL has been leading e-bus market in Europe in first half of 2022. Commercial strategy? “We’ll be moving south, ...

The 2022 edition of IAA Transportation is taking place in the name of e-mobility. And hydrogen. There were many novelties on the menu of a fair that, while winking more at the world of trucks and vans, reserved a physical space (and not only) for the bus world. IAA Transportation 2022: the bus novel...