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152 battery-electric buses are to be launched on Auckland’s roads, in New Zealand, in what is claimed to be Australasia’s biggest electric bus order so far. CRRC has been chosen as preferred supplier with the buses imported as complete units, Australasian Bus & Coach observes (previous NZ ...

Ballard Power Systems has been commissioned 40 FCmove-HD (70kW) modules for planned deployment in hydrogen fuel cell electric buses across Europe in 2022. These FCEBs are being deployed in France, Germany, and the UK. Nearly 160 hydrogen FCEBs powered by Ballard are now in service across Europe, an ...

Gillig announced the availability of a next-generation energy storage system for its battery electric bus. The new storage system, manufacturer by Akasol, provides up to 686 kWh of available energy, the largest capacity in a North American transit bus, the company claims. In July this year Clark Cou...

The first ever 24-metre Solaris trolleybuses to come to market are set to Slovakia. A 16-units order has been commissioned by operator Dopravný Podnik Bratislava. The 24-meter trolleybuses will roll onto the streets of Bratislava within less than two years. The value of...

Arrival has announced the launch of a Global Service Network Program addressed to customers and aimed at making bus and van repair and maintenance activities simpler and more efficient. The program will be based on Arrival’s digital Service Platform to train and certify any technician to servic...

Los Angeles goes electric. The LA Department of Transportation (Ladot) announced that the agency has been awarded a $6 million grant by the California Energy Commission to install one of the largest EV fleet charging systems in the United States that will be powered by a solar and storage microgrid....

Pelican Engineering, which is the sole supplier in the United Kingdom for the world-leading Yutong brand, is celebrating having supplied a total of 62 zero emission electric passenger vehicles for operation in and around Glasgow during Cop26. As well as supplying 55 Yutong E12 electric buses to McGi...

Keolis began operating a network of over 400 buses (406, to be more specific) in Greater Sydney (Australia), with plans to convert 125 vehicles to electric power. The contract started on 31 October 2021 and is managed by Keolis’ Australian subsidiary Keolis Downer. The eight-year contract, wor...

H2X announces it is to commence fuel cell bus production in Sarawak, Malaysia. First customer will be Sarawak Transport System, which is expected to take delivery of the vehicles in the next 18 months. H2X Global is the company behind Australia’s first hydrogen fuel cell electric ute, which attracte...

All Aboard America! Holdings has bought the largest battery electric double decker motor coach in the US by Lightning eMotors and ABC Companies. The vehicle is a Van Hool bus gone through a conversion process. It is now powered with 640 kWh battery capacity. All-electric powertrains provider Lightni...