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Alexander Dennis has launched today, 1st November 2023, its next generation of battery-electric buses for the UK and Ireland (announced in August 2022) with the unveiling of the new Enviro100EV small bus and Enviro400EV double decker. They are part of a wider family of next-generation zero-emission ...

For the German group Kiepe Electric, Busworld Europe 2023 has been the opportunity for the world premiere for mobile High-Power Charging (mHPC) with the K-Charger, which charges electric buses with up to 800 kW in mere minutes. Another highlight was the world premiere of the Tzen4, a 24 meter double...

Via announces new partnerships with public transport companies in Germany to take over the operations of 10 on-demand public transport services formerly operated by CleverShuttle, due to the insolvency of the company. CleverShuttle had to file for insolvency earlier this year due to the fact that De...

German Federal Minister Robert Habeck has paid a visit to MAN plant in Ankara, Turkey. Habeck is in charge of Economic Affairs and Climate Action. In its presence, Alexander Vlaskamp, Chairman of the Executive Board of MAN Truck & Bus SE, once again emphasised the importance of expanding the pub...

Blue Bird has delivered its 1,500th electric, zero-emission school bus to Modesto City Schools in California. Blue Bird recently celebrated the grand opening of its Electric Vehicle (EV) Build-up Center in Georgia, which will enable the company to increase its long-term production capacity to 5,000 ...

Italy is Arriva’s second market to launch its Glimble technology, following initial development and roll-out in the Netherlands. The Arriva-owned innovation enables search, plan, book and pay facilities with any mode of public transport, shared transport or micro-mobility provider. Arriva Group is i...

Budapest has plans to deploy 50 new e-buses, as a new procurement has just been launched. Budapest tram fleet is also being renewed: BKK and the Municipality of Budapest, as part of the Széchenyi Plan Plus programme, have purchased 51 new vehicles, of the Urbos 3 type built by the Spa...

In Germany, the Krefeld’s public transport operator, SWK Mobil Krefeld, is procuring ten Urbino 12 hydrogen buses from Solaris. These Solaris fuel cell buses will be delivered by May 2025. The first three of these emission-free Solaris buses will be delivered to th...

The second edition of Global Mobility Call wrapped up with great success in all its indicators, as onsite visitors increased by 42% to 8,000 professionals; and around 500 speakers took part in some of the 120 sectoral round tables and conferences. With over 104 participating organizations, the numbe...

Transport for London (TfL) recently celebrated the launch of its 1,000th zero-emission bus – a StreetDeck Electroliner that entered service with Metroline at its Edgware garage, manufactured by Wrightbus and equipped with the Voith Electrical Drive System (VEDS). TfL plans to have its entire bus fle...