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German software company ioki, a Deutsche Bahn subsidiary, has been selected as the new technology partner of the EU-funded project AVENUE. The EU’s flagship project “Autonomous Vehicles to Evolve to a New Urban Experience” (AVENUE) will initially test the automation of urban transport in...

Scania has been awarded an order for six depot-charged electric buses in Sweden. They’ll be delivered to Bergkvarabuss for the operator’s new mission to drive in the area of Strängnäs (some 90km west of Stockholm) on behalf of Sörmlandstrafiken. Scania also delivers a complete charging infrast...

Keolis Sweden has ordered 75 MAN Lion’s City 18 E for operations in Gothenburg and Stockholm. Delivery is planned from Q2 to Q4 2022. Keolis has also added an option for an additional 75 buses for delivery in 2022 and 2023. The first order for MAN electric bus was also coming from Sweden. This is [&...

Rampini has been awarded the supply of 2 eight-meter hydrogen buses for the Port of Civitavecchia (Italy) in the framework of the European Pilot Project Life 3H. Rampini fuel cell bus project has been announced in late 2020 and was supposed to be unveiled at Busworld 2021 (cancelled). Fabio Magnoni,...

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 ...