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Budapest’s tram fleet is being renewed, an important step in modernising public transport in the Hungarian capital, which has a population of more than 1,750,000. BKK, operator of the public transport network in Budapest, and the Municipality of Budapest, as part of the Széchenyi Plan Plus pro...

Brussels’ public transport operator, STIB, has awarded an order for 70 electric articulated buses to EvoBus, which are set to be delivered from 2024. These new vehicles, model Mercedes eCitaro, will not only replace the Euro 5 buses but will also expand the STIB fleet. The first STIB electric buses ...

In the hills, the bus…is electric! Let us explain: from Saturday, April 15, those traveling in the hills will be able to choose to move in a green and sustainable way thanks to new electric vehicles that will serve the “hill lines” of Gruppo Torino Trasporti. This is an important achieve...

Equipmake has agreed a partnership with coach company Westway Coaches to accelerate the repowering of its fleet. The London-based coach company is the only operator to run fully electric coaches in UK. The agreement will see Equipmake further accelerate the electrification of Westway Coaches’ fleet ...

VDL has completed Europe’s first large-scale battery refurbishment project, fitting 43 buses operated by Hermes, part of Transdev Netherlands, with completely new and much larger battery packs (from 180 to 350 kWh). The refurbishment project increased the range of the e-buses by replacing the ...

BAE Systems will supply its latest electric drivetrain for three hydrogen fuel cell buses in Rochester, New York. With this new technology, the buses will be able to run without producing emissions, and contribute to the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority’s goal of reducing it...

The CEO of Iveco Group, Gerrit Marx, has heavily criticized Euro 7 standards that are set to regulate emissions and limit polluting vehicles, including nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide, in the European Union from 2025, calling them “simply stupid“. Marx claims that the regulation is &#...

Optibus is partnering with predictive maintenance player Stratio with the goal of accelerating and improving predictive maintenance technologies with the use of artificial intelligence. The Optibus–Stratio partnership will accelerate the integration of historical data, artificial intelligence,...

Ebusco has published its financial results 2022. Data shows a EBITDA loss of €34.8 million “due to the ramp up and supply chain related production inefficiencies” and a net loss for the year of €32.2 million. On the other hand, revenue increased by 360% to €111.6 million “despite d...

by Usha Praveen As electric bus adoption is ramping up all over the world, with India at the forefront of this development with a market growth of 65% last year (1,939 e-buses registered), new players come into the game. It’s the case of Blackbuck EV, a new entry in the Indian bus transportati...