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Keolis has won two contracts for the suburban transport network in the Alpes-Maritimes (France) with the launch of a fleet of full-electric vehicles by 2023. What is more, the fleet is not operating in an urban environment: it is the first electrification pledge in France to involve a suburban bus n...

Volvo BZL Electric is the name of the new battery-electric bus chassis range launched by the Swedish manufacturer and focused on Australian, Mexican and British markets. With this new launch, Volvo is now able to offer a battery-electric bus chassis to the UK, therefore debuting as a new player in a...

Karsan e-ATA electric bus range has been launched: 10, 12 and 18-meter vehicles have been presented today during an online event: now the e-bus range from the Turkish manufacturer ranges from 6 to 18 meters, being 6-meter and 8-meter Karsan Jest Electric and Karsan Atak Electric already in productio...

An important result, well illustrated by a round number: 500. The Iveco Bus production site in Rorthais, France, has delivered its 500th bus, a 12-metre E-Way destined for the Keolis Pays D’Aix transport company for the Aix-Marseille-Provenza metropolitan area network. The vehicle is part of a...

The Municipal Transport Company of Madrid (EMT Madrid) has awarded Irizar e-mobility an order for another 30 electric buses for the fourth time. This latest order means that EMT Madrid will now have a total of 85 zero-emission Irizar buses in its fleet. The third order dates back to late 2020. Once ...

Wrightbus GB Kite Hydroliner and GB Kite Electroliner. Besides the double decker buses (BEV and FCEV), now Wrightbus is launching a couple of single deck vehicles, also based on battery-electric and fuel cell driveline. Both vehicles are expected to go into production in the first quarter of 2022. W...

Good, or rather excellent news for Volvo Buses, the subsidiary of the Volvo Group that deals with the production of buses and coaches, since it has managed to secure two large bus orders in the Nordics nel 2022-23. In fact, Global transport operator Keolis has purchased 114 buses, and mid-sized Norw...

Bus stops and bus shelters like you’ve never seen before, except in futuristic, science fiction movies. Worcester, United Kingdom, is a big place for technology and sustainability: yes, because the capital of the county of Worcestershire, is ready to install a new type of shelter which breaks ...

Volvo, Solaris and Iveco are leading the Western European electric bus market in the first half of 2021 with 188, 157 and 156 vehicles delivered respectively. Figures (and chart below) are from consulting company Chatrou CME Solutions, and draw a picture of the e-bus market in Q1 and Q2 of 2021. Som...

Autonomous Standard City Bus from Iveco and EasyMile: yes, it can be done. Testing of a prototype of a fully autonomous driverless standard bus, capable of operating in real-world conditions, by Iveco Bus and EasyMile has been successful. This achievement marks a key milestone for the advancement of...