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Ikarus has launched its new logo and brand identity. In the Hungarian manufacturer’s intentions, it “suggests dynamism and reliability, supporting the intensive international expansion of Ikarus and reflecting its ambition to become a significant player in global bus manufacturing again&...

Running fast and silent are Karsan minibuses, even in North America. That’s right, because 15 new e-Jest are frolicking on the streets of Oakville, Canada, after already serving the streets of Saint John, New Brunswick. While to date Karsan has played a leading role in the transformation of Eu...

2035 E-Mobility Taiwan joined the forces with Taipei AMPA and AutoTronics Taipei for showing to the “electric world” the taiwanese automotive industry ecosystem. This is the first time the three exhibitions have been held concurrently and in the same place, attracting 830 domestic a...

Stagecoach has announced plans to introduce 170 electric buses in Stockport (Manchester area): it’s the operator’s largest electric bus order to date. Stagecoach is introducing a further 122 new fully electric buses in key transport networks across the UK in the next 12 months. The elect...

by Usha Praveen Switch Mobility has launched India’s first iconic double-decker bus Switch EiV22 with fully electric drivetrain (announced in mid 2022). The first set of deliveries (in mid February 2023) is part of the 200 electric double decker buses ordered by Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Tran...

Unexpected turning point in Milan’s maxi-tender for 340 electric buses. According to rumours published in the Italian media Autobusweb, in the two main lots (for as many as 310 12-meter and 18-meter e-buses), the only bidders were BYD and Solaris. The latter, today the monopolist of ATM’...

Eight per cent of Parisian voters have decided in a referendum that shared e-scooters will not be part of the city’s transport mix. The streets of Paris will be cleared from rented e-scooters by September 1, “the date by which the contract expires that currently allows three companies — Dott, ...

Across the EU, “the sales of electric city buses should overtake those of vehicles running on diesel this year”. It’s the prediction contained in the study “City Buses in the EU: Electricity Is Overtaking Diesel”, by Rabobank, authored by Pablo Ruiz, Gijs Hoogeveen, Erw...

Over 700 million euros investment in infrastructure, with extension of the metro network with four more stations, two tram lines and 30 kilometres of extra track. Plus, 437 new low and zero emission buses (315 electric buses and 122 CNG-powered) and 70 new trams for a further 380 million euros of in...

Alexander Dennis has plans to expand its Larbert head office and warehouse facility into a manufacturing site for the future, in order to increasing zero-emission manufacturing capability Being more specific, Larbert site (roughly between Glasgow and Edinburgh) will focus on the production of the ne...