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Paul van Vuuren has been appointed new CEO of VDL Bus & Coach, as Henk Coppens, until yesterday VDL Bus & Coach and Senior Vice President of VDL Groep, has resigned with effect from 1 July 2021. Paul van Vuuren is a member of the general board of directors of VDL Groep. In the near future, [...

NFI group gets ready for an increase in EV bus orders. The approach? Agnostic: «We are able to produce any kind of vehicle on the same production line». About the transition to fossil-free drivetrains, «we view it as an evolution more than a revolution». Our interview with NFI president and CEO Paul...

Fuel cell buses in India: Tata Motors has won a tender of 15 hydrogen-based proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell buses from the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). IOCL had invited bids for supply of PEM fuel cell buses in December 2020, and Tata Motors was selected as the winner following a ...

Half of the available stand area for BUS2BUS 2022, to take place from 27 to 28 April 2022 in Berlin, is already booked. Along with MAN, IVECO, ZF, VDL, Alexander Dennis, Ebusco and many others, the key players in this sector have already registered for Germany’s only comprehensive trade show for the...

In 2021 the first edition of the Sustainable Bus Tour will see the light. Two webinars, two web events will be organized by our media with the goal of discussing sector-related key issues and outlooks with the participation of operators, manufacturers, providers of components and technologies. With ...

The first long distance coaches running on biogas will operate the Stockholm-Oslo and the Amsterdam-Brussels routes. In a collaboration between Scania and Iveco, mobility provider Flixbus and gas supplier Gasum, the gas-powered coaches are expected to reduce climate impact and contribute to a fossil...

On 27 June 2021, Keolis’ subsidiary in Denmark, Keolis Danmark began operating and maintaining the Greater Copenhagen region’s bus network. This ten-year contract with a possible two-year extension is expected to generate a total income of more than €100 million.  The contract was awarded in Februar...

The Regensburg transport company Stadtwerk Regensburg.Mobilität GmbH wants to convert a good part of the bus fleet to fully electric city buses within a short period of time. Six Mercedes eCitaro are now making the start, Daimler says in a press note. The long-term conversion of the 120 city buses f...

Zenobe has partnered with Welsh bus operator Cardiff Bus to charge and facilitate the launch of a new fleet of 36 electric buses in the capital city (a fleet awarded to Yutong in April). The project marks the second large-scale project Zenobe has taken on in Wales, helping the country drive tow...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced approximately $182 million in funding for low and no emissions buses and the facilities that support them. This program helps contribute to the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of reducing greenhou...