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The German bus and coach market grew 12.5% in 2023 according to figures by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) reported by German trade media omnibus.news. Last year 753 new electric buses over 8 ton were registered, growing 20% 632 on 2022. In 2021 the figure was 555. And big news are emerg...

Ebusco‘s 3.0 buses assembled by partners are in transit towards Europe. In the meanwhile, following the shift in assembly strategy, Ebusco states in a press note that “founder and CEO Peter Bijvelds has requested the Supervisory Board to consider creating the role of co-CEO with the aim ...

There is a lot of developments in the European intercity electric bus segment. Battery-powered traction finds its natural habitat in urban mission profiles, and on the streets of our cities, e-buses are increasing in number. But electric powertrains are also making inroads in Class II, with several ...

Ifema is starting to market an event with important innovations, following the meeting of the Organising Committee of the International Bus and Coach Fair (FIAA 2024) on 15 January, which discussed the working lines for its fifteenth event. Themed “Leading Mobility”, the event will inclu...

French market registered a 4.9% growth in 2023, a year that saw bus and coach registrations rising up to 5,696, according to data by the Comité des Constructeurs Français d’Automobiles (CCFA) and shared via Linkedin by French trade journalist Francois Gilbert. Market leaders? Easy to say: Comité des...

RATP has just announced that electric Bluebus buses would be back on the roads next summer, following the withdrawal of 148 units from service in spring 2022 after two fires accident happened in a short time window. Also the vehicles delivered after April 2022 have been taken out of service until no...

Hitachi Energy strengthens its position in the electric mobility sector with the acquisition of Italian manufacturer Coet. The Milan-based company specializes in the design and manufacture of power equipment for electric mobility, rail, and industry. The deal aims to further expand Hitachi Energy&#8...

Nova Bus announces it has been awarded a 5-year contract for up to 53 LFSe+, the 40’ (12-meter) battery electric bus model, by the Canadian City of Regina, Saskatchewan. The first 7 buses are scheduled to be delivered in 2025, Nova Bus states, with up to 46 buses in option for the remainder of the [...

Traton group sold 338,200 vehicles in 2023, 11% more than in the previous year (2022: 305,500). The increase in the Group’s unit sales “was the result of the very high order backlog, increasingly stable supply chains, and a higher production volume”, Traton states. On the other side, an ...

Northvolt announced the signing of a $5 billion non-recourse project financing to enable the expansion of Northvolt Ett in northern Sweden. The deal represents the largest green loan raised in Europe to date.  In addition to the expansion of Northvolt Ett’s cathode production and cell manufactu...