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7 July saw the delivery of the first ever hydrogen public transport bus in Poland. A Solaris Urbino 12 fuel cell bus is being leased by public transport operator Miejskie Zakłady Komunikacji [MZK] in Konin. First fuel cell bus in Poland The Solaris fuel cell bus destined for Konin will cover around ...

Holger Klein has been appointed Chairman and CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen AG at the turn of the year 2022/2023. At the same time, Peter Laier will join the Board of Management to lead the Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) and Industrial Technology divisions succeeding Wilhelm Rehm. ZF Chief Financial ...

Mellor has appointed Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions as the approved distributor of its battery-electric bus models in Germany and Austria. The partnership will see Jebsen & Jessen oversee the sale and service of Mellor’s Sigma and Orion-E buses in the region. The new range were launche...

Iveco Group is officially introducing itself to international stakeholders this week, as well as to the people of Turin, the city where it is headquartered, through the five-day event “BEYOND – Iveco Group Days”, that will be held from 13th to 17th July at the OGR – Officine Gr...

Paris, 47 fuel cell buses are expected to be tendered, with deployment by end 2023 in Ile-de-France region, according to French weekly newspaper Le Journal du dimanche. The procurement requires an investment of 48 million euros. Currently seven hydrogen buses are deployed in the region, in the frame...

In order to manage its charging systems and depots as effectively and efficiently as possible, De Lijn has decided to invest in software that will, precisely, manage the charging processes and all e-bus movements in its depots. The value of the contract with German supplier PSI is 11.2 million euros...

CaetanoBus announces it is presenting the hydrogen bus at the 13th VDV-Electric Bus Conference and ElekBu exhibition, on July 12-13, 2022 in Berlin, one of the main public transport exhibitions scheduled for 2022 in Europe. The vehicle in the exhibition is the H2.City Gold with fuel cell t...

The joint venture between Volvo, TRATON and Daimler – announced in 2021 and aiming at installing at least 1,700 charge points all over Europe – has officially started activities. It is named CV Charging Europe. Anja van Niersen has been appointed CEO of the entity. The kick-off arrived after complet...

122 million euros to support the procurement of 289 electric buses. The first call has been completed, the second already started. Austrian government is investing in regional zero emission bus transport. Among the funded projects, there are 16 double-articulated trolleybuses for Linz, where the ser...

While waiting to focus heavily on hydrogen, FlixBus also goes electric. Yes because the operator has launched its first electric bus in Portugal, together with Auto Vicao Feirense. The ebus with the unmistakable green livery with orange details will be used on the intercity route connecting the Brag...