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Keolis will continue to manage urban transport in Bordeaux through its subsidiary Keolis Bordeaux Metropole. The Paris-based company, 70 percent owned by SNCF, won the tender against the other French giant Transdev. This was announced by Alain Anziani, president of Keolis Bordeaux Metropole, althoug...

Ben Werth has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer at pioneering bus manufacturer Wrightbus. He takes up the role alongside his current position as Managing Director of Wrightbus’s sister company Fuze Finance. A few days ago the manufacturer announced that Jörg Hofmann will take the role of Wrigh...

Stratio is going to join the conference of the Prognostic and Health Management Society, which will take place at the Unione Industriale in Turin, Italy, between the 6th and the 8th of July, 2022.   During the event, Stratio’s Data Science and EV Research Lead Miguel Simão will present a research pa...

Iveco Bus is applying to European funds in order to “initiate manufacturing investments and Research & Development activities that will capitalise on the skills and products of the national automotive supply chain, with particular focus on the dedicated component sector”, Iveco Group...

Enel X and Arrival have entered into a partnership to test the zero-emission battery electric bus in Italy. Timing of the trial has not been specified so far. The aim is to foster the growth of electrified public transport globally through increasingly high-performance and competitive solutions. The...

Despite its physical absence in Safra’s booth space at the European Mobility Expo in Paris, the novelty brought to EuMo by the French manufacturer carved out an important space in the three-day event dedicated to the transportation and mobility sector. That’s right, because Safra officia...

Iveco Bus delivered two 12-metre E-WAY to the public company Marprom for the city of Maribor (Slovenia). They are equipped for fast charging. The vehicles will travel between new electric charging stations installed in the city of Maribor along the busiest line, No. 6. The municipality also plans to...

The new bus generation of Scania is – also – electric. During a two-day event in Södertälje, the group has made available for a test drive its new 100 per cent electric Citywide, showed for the first time at Busworld in 2019. Production of the fully electric Scania Citywide, Scania deleg...

Kinetic is going to roll out 10 electric buses for south-east Queensland bus users (Australia). They’ll be operated with Translink (and built by local bus builder Volgren): the new buses are expected to begin services on the Gold Coast in September. Kinetic operating electric buses The additio...

Quantron hires Utz Rachner as Global Sales Director. Utz Rachner will in future be responsible for setting up and expanding the international sales team and sales partners at Quantron. The company reached 10 million euros sales in 2021 and has launched the 12-meter e-bus Cizaris in February. Utz Rac...