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Optibus has been declared as one of the winners of the Better e-Bus Challenge 2022, organized by the World Resources Institute India (WRI) with support from the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI) E-Bus Mission, to discover technological solutions for transforming the public bus sector. ...

The city of Seville will receive two new trams. On 21 July 2022, the City Council of Seville signed a contract with the CAF group to supply two new vehicles, with an option for three more, for the tram line currently operating in the city. The new vehicles, to be delivered in 2023 to TUSSAM, [&helli...

Pelican have announced during August that they are launching a new, smaller zero emission vehicle, named Yutong E9. The E9 has an overall length of 8.94 metre, and a width of 2.42 metre. The vehicle will be highly manoeuvrable, and ideal for both rural and urban applications, the dealer points out. ...

ATM Milano is introducing a network of sensors on 874 buses (both diesel-powered and electric) in order to monitor consumption and consequently reduce the use of energy. Goal: cutting carbon dioxide production by more than 4,000 tonnes per year, as reported on the Italian newspaper Corriere della Se...

Arrival “reported a wider quarterly loss and said it would delay spending on its bus project as it looks to secure more capital”, Reuters reports. The news comes shortly after it was announced that the UK company is planning a business reorganization with up to 30 per cent of the workforce to be eve...

Postbus will be putting eleven new Mercedes eCitaro into operation in Austria. These low-floor solo buses will be used on behalf of the transport association Ost-Region (VOR) for the “Schweinbarther Kreuz” project in the southern Weinviertel region of Lower Austria. They are the first all-electric M...

Alexander Dennis will add in 2023 in-house electric bus products to its zero-emission portfolio. Available for customer delivery from late 2023, a new small bus and a new electric double decker will complement the BYD ADL partnership’s vehicles, “which will continue to be sold and suppor...

Switch Mobility unveiled its new electric double-decker, air-conditioned bus model, named Switch EiV 22. There is room for 65 seated passengers. Switch India has already secured an order of 200 electric double-decker buses in Mumbai. Switch Mobility electric double decker Indian bus “Designed, devel...

Switch Mobility and Chalo, India’s leading transport technology company, have entered into a strategic collaboration for the deployment of 5,000 electric buses across India. Switch will supply variants of the recently launched EiV12 as part of the supply agreement. Switch Mobility say: “This partner...

Below, a contribution byAnthony Allard, EVP, Head of North America, Hitachi Energy The recent government mandates and funding for projects focused on sustainability and greenhouse gas reductions give operators of public transit fleets more motivation than ever to consider transitioning their fleets ...