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Australia: BusTech Group will manufacture 16 new electric buses for operation on Queensland roads, following the announcement of a strategic partnership with Keolis Downer, Australia’s largest private provider of public transport. Earlier this year, BusTech Group announced that the production of ZDi...

ChargePoint, a leading electric vehicle charging network operating in North America and Europe, today announced it acquired ViriCiti, a leading provider of electrification solutions for eBus and commercial fleets.  ChargePoint acquired ViriCiti for a total purchase price of approximately €75 mi...

Solaris Bus & Coach and Danish carrier AarBus (previous named: Busselskabet Aarhus Sporveje) have signed an agreement for the delivery of 29 electric buses: 6 Solaris Urbino 12 electric and 23 articulated Urbino 18 electric units. In accordance with the contract, the zero-emission buses will be ...

Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) has commissioned PSI Transcom GmbH to implement the depot management system PSItraffic/DMS. In the future, the new system will monitor and control around 240 buses and 260 streetcars in a total of eight garages and depots across all operations. In addition, almost ...

The former e-troFit GmbH, known for its electrification technology of conventional buses and trucks, now goes by the name of pepper motion GmbH with immediate effect. “The main reason for the change of name is the continued expansion of the product and solution portfolio, which is open to all techno...

New Flyer and MCI have been named as ZEB partner of choice by nine major transit agencies across America for the FTA’s 2021 Low-No program grants. The two NFI subsidiaries supported successful customer applications for over $40 million in FTA grants, NFI’s best Low-No performance ever in the six yea...

At the very beginning of 2022, ZF will launch the brand-new Commercial Vehicle Solutions, which combines the existing ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Technology and Commercial Vehicle Control Systems Divisions. The goal is to support the ambitions and projects of «truck, bus, coach and trailer OEMs, as well...

For the third time in a row, Madrid’s principal public transport operator, EMT Madrid, has placed a fleet order with BYD. 20 new 12-metre BYD eBuses make up the latest order and, when delivered, will take EMT Madrid’s total BYD fleet to 65. The contract was formally acknowledged today online by EMT ...

At First Bus, and across the industry, the NBS was warmly welcomed, as was the £3 billion financial commitment from the Government that it promised. If the sector works effectively together and is given what it needs by the government, we believe that the strategy could be fundamental in supporting ...

Dana invests in Switch Mobility and becomes the company’s e-drivetrains supplier. Switch Mobility, subsidiary of Ashok Leyland, has signed a strategic agreement with Dana Incorporated (Dana). Formal launch of Switch Mobility was announced in July 2021. Andy Palmer (former Aston Martin boss) ha...