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A just-delivered hydrogen bus caught fire in late October in the Netherlands. The vehicle is a Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen under the livery of Arriva NL, and is part of a ten-units order commissioned in early 2021. They were expected to be operating in the province of Gelderland in December of this y...

ZF Bus Connect fleet management system launched: it is developed for city buses and coaches with both electric and combustion engines or hybrid systems also in a mixed fleet. The user can check every aspect of the vehicle, including live view of vehicle locations in real-time, observe current energy...

Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK has been sent to the Michigan State University (MSU). It is going to be used in the transport of the faculty members, students and visitors. The bus has been developed by Karsan together with California-based technology company ADASTEC. The vehicle was launched in early 2021...

BYD has delivered five of its first new generation 12-metre pure-electric eBuses to Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s largest Public Transport Operator. The operator has a framework agreement in place with BYD for the rollout of eBus orders in 2021 and beyond. A 500 km road journey for BYD e-buses The offici...

Industria Italiana Autobus lifts the curtain on its first zero-emission urban bus. The Citymood 12e was presented this morning in Flumeri, in the presence of Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio. Designed and built in Italy, the 12-metre electric bus is powered by a Siemens central electric motor ‘s...

Alexander Dennis Limited, a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc, today announced that in partnership with Stagecoach, Fusion Processing and Transport Scotland, it has revealed the first glimpse of the new special livery for the autonomous buses launching in Scotland in 2022. It is the next key milestone in ...

UK bus manufacturer Mellor launches Sigma electric bus range. The brand new line-up comprises six individual models – with overall lengths from 7 to 12-metres and GVWs from 8 to 19-tonnes, width and passenger door configuration to further broaden the range – making Sigma one of the largest ranges of...

The fifth edition of the Sustainable Bus Awards has its winners, and they are named Solaris Bus & Coach, Anadolu Isuzu and MAN Truck & Bus. The Solaris Urbino 15 LE Electric is a battery-electric bus that pushes the boundaries of e-mobility out of the city center and into the Class II segmen...

Ebusco has again signed a contract with Nobina in Denmark. The largest public transport operator in Scandinavia will purchase 22 emission-free Ebusco 2.2 buses and the related charging infrastructure for the greater Copenhagen area. Delivery is scheduled for end of 2022. Ebusco has been active in th...

A full electric Iveco bus range is expected in 2023 (the Crossway electrification plan was unveiled recently). In 2024, the goal is to have developed a new full electric and fuel cell heavy range (including in-house production of e-axles). Iveco Group has just presented its Business, Strategy and 20...