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Safra is presenting a hydrogen retrofitted coach at UITP Summit 2023 in Barcelona. The coach has been equipped with a H2-PACK kit, a retrofit kit that transforms a combustion-powered intercity coach into a zero-emission vehicle. Safra presents hydrogen retrofit for coaches at UITP Summit The H2-PACK...

BYD showcases two of its latest eBus innovations at UITP 2023 from Stand 7G 100 in Hall 7. On display is the all-new BYD eBus B19 (18.75-metre) and the first ever customised BYD-Castrosua 12-metre eBus, equipped with BYD advanced chassis and Castrosua NELEC body, following a joint manufacturing anno...

Daimler Buses is establishing a new wholly owned subsidiary: Daimler Buses Solutions GmbH specializes in designing and building e-infrastructure. “Existing expertise is being pooled in the subsidiary. Its stand-alone status and entrepreneurial freedom provide for fast growth and short decision...

“In 2030 we will not sell any combustion engine city bus in Europe. Euro 7 standards put OEMs in a difficult situation: it’s not possible to develop Euro 7 for the whole range, investments for the Class I segment would never been recouped. Looking at the evolution of the city bus market ...

Renault Master City Bus H2-TECH. This is the name of the hydrogen-powered urban minibuses realized by Renault Group’s subsidiary PVI, specialist in development and production of industrial vehicles with electric, hybrid, hydrogen or compressed natural gas (CNG) powertrains. The vehicles w...

Renée Amilcar, the General Manager of Transit Services at OC Transpo, City of Ottawa, has been elected as the new President of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP). The official announcement came during the association’s General Assembly held today 4th June 2023, marking th...

BorgWarner has expanded its e-mobility business after acquiring the German battery systems manufacturer Akasol. Now the group’s portfolio includes battery systems, charging solutions, drivetrains, motors, inverters, and eFans. BorgWarner main emphasis in commercial vehicles is on battery syste...

Volytica diagnostics and CarMedialab (INIT Group) have announced a strategic partnership aimed at further developing the condition monitoring of electric bus batteries. The collaboration comes ahead of the UITP Summit in Barcelona, taking place from 4th to 7th June 2023 at Fira Barcelona Gran Via, w...

By the end of 2023, public transport in Oslo will be virtually emission-free. Buses, subways, trams and boats will be powered by electricity. Oslo is set to reach its goal of emission-free public transport five years earlier than planned. This is a result of the way Ruter, as a public transport auth...

In the first full month of the nationwide Deutschland-Ticket, around 10 million customers took advantage of the offer (7 million subscriptions were sold in the first 10 days after it became valid: Deutsche Bahn website went crashed). Half of them, approximately 5 million passengers, switched from ex...