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All-electric powertrains provider Lightning eMotors is giving gasoline and diesel vehicles a second, zero-emissions life by repowering a variety of passenger transit vehicles for shuttle service providers to some of the leading tech companies located throughout Silicon Valley. The all-electric vehic...

MAN Truck & Bus is establishing large-scale production of batteries for electric trucks and buses at Nuremberg site, until now known as a historical place for combustion engine manufacturing. The group will invest around 100 million euros (securing 350 jobs in Nuremberg). Planned battery manufac...

IAA Transportation 2022 is in the starting blocks. The presentation of the full electric Iveco Daily will be among the highlights of the exhibition scheduled in Hannover for 20-25 September. A first taste of what visitors can expect at the Hannover exhibition center between September 20 and 25 was o...

Engineering company Ricardo is partnering with Stagecoach North East, focusing on the repowering of a diesel double decker bus with a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system. “Ricardo is seeking to offer the hydrogen fuel cell re-powered vehicles at around half the price of a new bus, significant...

North American bus dealer ABC Companies is conducting a demo tour of its 100% battery electric Van Hool motorcoach models along with several zero emission shuttle vehicles (i.e. from 12 to 69 passengers) in USA and Canada. The initiative is called ‘ABC Companies Zero Emissions Tour‘. Wha...

Transdev Rhein-Main GmbH is going to operate the bus line bundle East in Frankfurt/Main with the Alpina brand from December 2022 until the end of 2030 with the option of a one-year extension. This was announced by the regional transit authority Rhein-Main Verkehrsverbund (RMV) as the result of a com...

Below, the second of a series of articles by Rossella De Maria aimed at analyzing, discussing, explaining and shedding light on Mobility-as-a-Service, outlining trends, key studies, scenarios. Ralph Gambetta has been recently elected Chairman of the Smart Ticketing Alliance (STA), after having ...

Forsee Power announces that it is set to establish its North American headquarters and gigafactory in Hilliard, Ohio. It was stated at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington D.C. Jay Deis is appointed President at Forsee Power North America. He will establish the North American organization, ...

Public transport operator AUVASA (Autobuses Urbanos de Valladolid) has signed a framework agreement with Irizar e-mobility for 30 Irizar ie tram model zero-emissions buses and charging infrastructure for them. Delivery of those units will be spread out over two years, with the first eleven units to ...

Pelican is providing Yutong zero emission buses for a new bus service on routes connecting Leicester’s three main hospitals, in the UK. The Hospital Hopper service is having a complete upgrade, including replacing the current diesel vehicles with a fleet of fully electric buses, with features such a...