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QBuzz and OV-bureau Groningen Drenthe local public transportation companies have decided to purchase 35 Mercedes eCitaro G articulated buses with fully electric drive. The 18.13-meter, low-floor electric buses will be used both in urban traffic on the Qlink routes and in regional traffic in the Dutc...

Michael Roth, Head of Product Strategy Bus at MAN Truck & Bus, recently spoke about the future of autonomous buses and the challenges of implementing the technology at the VDV Conference and ElekBu exhibition in Berlin. Roth talked about MAN’s ongoing project to develop a standard size aut...

In 2023 Iveco Bus is going to supply over 1,000 new buses through Consip. The Italian central purchasing body has awarded late last year the tender for as many as 1,000 e-buses, with Iveco Bus bidding in six lots out of seven. The E-Way electric buses and the Crossways destined for TUA (Abruzzo) wil...

Below, a contribution by Stefan Schuberth, Sales Manager Automotive Business Line, Advanced Materials, Outokumpu, Krefeld, Germany; Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klemens Rother, University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany; Dr. Werner Pohl, FCMS GmbH, Munich, Germany. Stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu has ...

INIT announces it will be presenting at the UITP Global Transport Summit from June 4 to 7 in Barcelona showcasing a next generation of its integrated planning, dispatch, telematics, and ticketing system MOBILE. UITP Summit will be among the main public transport exhibition in 2023. Ticketing is king...

Below, a contribution by Jamie Fox, Interact Analysis Battery pack prices have fallen tremendously over the years with today’s prices a fraction of where they used to be. However, this trend reversed in 2021 and 2022 due to issues around COVID, the Ukraine war, raw material prices, supply chain issu...

The Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) and Iveco Bus have signed a framework contract for the supply of up to 140 18-metre Urbanway Hybrid vehicles over a period of 5 years. The model, featuring mild hybrid technology thanks to Voith gearbox, was launched in mid-2022. The first units are expected t...

The board of directors of the Serveis Ferroviaris de Mallorca (SFM) has awarded the contract for the construction of the extension of the M1 metro line in the island’s capital Palma, from the UIB station to Parc Bit, to a construction consortium consisting of the companies COMSA, TECSA, MAB an...

Solaris Bus & Coach has been selected as a potential supplier of electric buses and trolleybuses to France. The Union of Public Purchasing Groups (UGAP) has selected two specific models from the manufacturer’s zero-emission portfolio: the Trollino 18 and Urbino 18 electric. Both models will henc...

Alexander Dennis and BYD UK electric vehicle partnership has taken a firm order from National Express West Midlands for a further 170 double deck electric buses, to be delivered by the end of 2024. Such investment was already announced by the operator earlier this year. Now it has been announced tha...