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It’s an impressive task for an electric bus: 22 hours daily in regular service and 370 kilometres per day. A mission that the eCitaro deployed by the PTO Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal (VBG), near Zurich (Switzerland) will be able to accomplish thanks to charging rail equipment for rapid intermediat...

Arriva has launched the app glimble, a travel platform designed to connect passengers to multiple modes and operators of public transport, shared transport or micro-mobility in the Netherlands. Named “glimble”, it is Arriva’s first MaaS (Mobility as a Service) solution in Europe. Arriva has develope...

Battery analytics software company Twaice entered a collaboration with Analog Devices, Inc., a global semiconductor company and software solutions provider, to tackle the challenges of battery lifecycle optimization. Analog Devices’ sensor technology and wireless connectivity with Twaice’s battery a...

Ebusco has been awarded a five-year international framework agreement with Transdev for the delivery of electric buses. Under this international framework agreement, Ebusco will be eligible to be a primary supplier to Transdev in France, Germany and the Netherlands where the public transport company...

Next week, the IAA Mobility will be held in Munich for the first time. From September 7 to 12, the mobility and technology industry will meet in the Bavarian capital. The event will take place at the exhibition grounds, but also at many Munich locations where visitors can exchange ideas about mobili...

Today the headquarters of municipal operator Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Miejskiej in Sosnowiec saw the official hand-over of 14 new electric buses made by Solaris. Along with the vehicles the manufacturer has provided the requisite charging infrastructure, the bus builder says. The newly supplied ...

Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB) and Carosserie Hess yesterday signed the contract for the procurement of eight electric double-articulated buses, following the tender awarded in May. The vehicles are to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2022. The contract with EvoBus (Schweiz) AG will also be sig...

BYD has delivered an additional 76 BYD eBuses to major Nordic public transport operator, Nobina, for use in the Finnish capital, Helsinki. The fulfilment completes Finland’s largest ever electric bus order – a 119-unit order for Nobina – and represents BYD’s second-ever delivery to Finland following...

Ingo Wortmann has been re-elected as VDV President. The Head of Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG) is then to remain at the helm of the industry association for another three years. At today’s extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee of the Association of German Transport Companies (V...

An 8-meter e-bus for the cities, and a CNG-powered coach for intercity routes. Anadolu Isuzu is launching on the European markets two vehicles targeting two specific segments. An effort that shows how the company has been focusing on the development of new technologies for more environmentally frien...