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60% of German e-buses drive with Konvekta CO2 technology. The figure is outlined by the supplier itself. The use of electric heaters proved to be a real energy guzzler for e-buses, as widely known. To generate one kWh (kilowatt hour) of heating energy, the system needs 1.1 to 1.23 kWh of energy from...

InoBat and Impact Clean Power Technology have signed an agreement for the development and subsequent supply of battery cells to Impact. Utilising this prismatic battery cells, Impact will develop a high voltage battery system that will be manufactured in GigafactoryX in Poland (whose project has bee...

Electric powertrains provider Lightning eMotors and school bus manufacturer Collins Bus announce the expansion of their zero-emission Type A school bus offering to include both GM and Ford chassis platforms. Expansion of the Lightning eMotors-Collins Bus strategic partnership, first a...

In Lithuania, public transport operator UAB “Klaipėdos autobusų parkas” (KAP) completed the public procurement procedure and signed a contract with UAB “Vėjo projektai” for the lease of 10 Dancer electric buses under the Dancer Mobility solution model, that includes not only ...

Arriva’s Hungarian business has signed a new contract with the Budapest Passenger Transport Authority (Budaprest Közlekedési Központ – BKK) to operate services across the city. The passenger transport company already operates a significant part of the public bus services in Budapest and follow...

Solaris signed a contract with the municipal transport company EMT Fuenlabrada S.A. for the supply of four Urbino 12 electric buses along with the charging infrastructure. The value of the order, concluded as a result of a tender, stands at over €2m. The zero-emission buses will be delivered to Fuen...

BMZ Group and CALB announced a cooperation in order to manufacture lithium-ion based batteries for several electric vehicles, including electric trucks, buses, light commercial vehicles, agricultural machines, as well as electric construction equipment. The aforementioned cooperation aims at produci...

Iveco Bus and tech company Via Transportation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore possible future collaborations in the development of tailored on-demand public transportation solutions and associated digital services for buses. It was announced during the international event ...

A truck exhibition? Yes… but. Although goods transportation is of course expected to be the key topic in Hannover, with plenty of exciting novelties ready to be unveiled (you may find everything on the subject in Sustainable Truck&Van section dedicated to IAA 2022), public transport and bu...

With the funding decision from the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV) for the conversion of local public transport to electric mobility, Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein GmbH (VHH) will be able to procure a total of 183 e-buses and 210 charging stations. This summer, VHH will ...