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Transport for London has recalled 90 electric buses after a fire involved one of them on Sunday. The precautionary measure has been decided while the company investigates causes of the blaze, that happened at Potters Bar depot in Hertfordshire, run by Metroline. Six buses were damaged. Due to the su...

It was 2018, just four years ago, when Karsan decided to take a turn, welcoming the wave of electrification with open arms. First a six-meter, the e-Jest, then an eight-meter the e-Atak, and finally a full range up to 18 meters, via ten and twelve. Now, with 350 e-buses on the streets of the Old [&h...

Daimler Truck AG will become a major anchor shareholder in German high-tech engineering company Manz through a capital increase of around ten percent. In addition, in a first step both companies have signed a cooperation agreement on a strategic partnership to establish a pilot line for the producti...

Meritor announces it has found an agreement with Siemens to acquire its Commercial Vehicles Electric Propulsion business. Meritor was in turn acquired by Cummins earlier this year, will pay about 190 million euro in cash, adjusted for changes in working capital at closing. It is worth mentioning tha...

Optibus has closed $100 million in Series D funding, with investments from new and existing investors Insight Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Verizon Ventures, Pitango First & Pitango Growth, Tencent, SOMV Momentum, BlueRed Partners and others. This latest round of financing brings Optibus’...

A new look for IAA Transportation, taking place in Hannover, Germany, September 20-25, a week dedicated to international leaders involved in logistics and transportation, both commercial and passenger. With an eye toward new trends in mobility, under the banner of sustainability and emissions-free e...

A regular air conditioning service on board public transport vehicles is a very important comfort for users-passengers taking the bus, subway or train, in all weather conditions. from the cold of winter to the heat of summer. An air conditioning unit not only contributes to passenger comfort, but is...

New sliding door for buses by Spanish Masats: the 028d Slim model has been developed to solve space problems in some vehicles (particularly two-story vehicles or the new autonomous vehicles) even though it’s appropriate for all types of urban buses, as the supplier points out. Masats 028d Slim slidi...

Slovakian startup tirn technology has been selected to be part of the EU-wide HUBCAP program. In this program, tirn technology cooperates with SKAND Skalica to provide its zero-emission bus (ZEB) simulation service to efficiently decarbonize bus transportation, easily handle the fleet transition, an...

Today, 19th May, we have been broadcasting the web event “The economics of zero emission buses. Costs, trends and tools to support the transition“, featuring introductions by Bocconi University and UITP and contributions by Transport for London, TMB Barcelona, Iveco Bus, ChargePoint, Str...