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Masats will be presenting its innovations in accessibility systems for public transport at the Busworld fair in Brussels (7-12 october 2023). The all-new RE2 electric ramp The new RE2 ramp, which is placed on the floor of the bus, enables comfortable access to the vehicle with a single 930 x 850 mm ...

BYD has delivered in Chile the first double-decker electric buses headed to the RED Mobility system. These are 10 BYD B12C01 buses. “The story of the electrification of public transport began hand in hand with BYD in Chile in 2017 when the first two electric buses began operating, a year later...

Battery predictive analytics software provider Accure announced in late August it has secured a €7.2 million ($7.8 million) investment. The round was led by Blue Bear Capital and HSBC Asset Management, and included Riverstone Ventures and Capnamic Ventures. The funding “will enable Accure to a...

Busworld Europe 2023 will be back at the Brussels Expo from 7th to 12th October 2023. With 500 exhibitors and an expected 40,000 visitors, Busworld Europe 2023 is set to be the ultimate one-stop shopping destination for all things related to buses and coaches. Four years after the last edition, the ...

The Harrogate Bus Company has placed orders worth £21 million for 39 new buses (20 Mercedes eCitaro and 19 Alexander Dennis Enviro 400EV) and to equip its depot to convert its entire Harrogate fleet to fully electric power. The orders are supported by £7.8 million of funding from the Government’s Ze...

Keolis is changing its corporate governance “strengthening the diversity of profiles, in particular with two external recruitments, and the balance between operational and functional staff for its French and International activities”, the group points out. Laurence Broseta and Jan Kilstr...

The new Tramlink also arrives in Augsburg. On 3 August, the first of 11 trams ordered from Stadler was delivered. The vehicle, registered in the 900 series, arrived partly disassembled, the assembly will then be completed by the Stadwerke Ausburg ( SWA) workshops, operator of the service, before the...

With the Busworld Europe 2023 exhibition just around the corner (scheduled from October 7 to 12), Otokar is gearing up to present its latest lineup of vehicles. Otokar’s indoor booth will feature five vehicles, two of which will make their world premieres. The e-Territo, a 13-meter electric co...

Investment company Heramba has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kiepe Electric, until now owned by Knorr-Bremse. Founded in January 2023 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany and Atlanta, United States, Heramba defines itself as “a special-purpose com...

C-TRAN, the public transit provider in Clark County and the Vancouver-Portland region, has added ten new all-electric buses to its fleet on the way towards a completely zero-emission fleet by 2040. CarMedialab and INIT will provide the charge management system MOBILEcharge, which enables smart charg...