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In line with its net zero initiative, Destination Zero™, the Columbus-based group continues to make industry-leading contributions to reduce carbon emissions of bus fleets - on a global scale. Currently, Cummins spends an estimated $1 billion annually on research and development.

First contract in Poland for Irizar e-mobility, in a city where Solaris Urbino electric buses have so far the monopoly (a new contract for 18 units was landed lately). The Spanish company announces it has signed a contract with the Polish operator MPK Krakow to supply four 100% electric zero-emissio...

The French city of Rouen is going to deploy Ebusco 3.0 articulated e-buses on a BRT. Ebusco announces it has received confirmation that the option of 76 Ebusco 3.0 18-meter buses for Métropole Rouen Normandie is converted into a fixed order. Out of the 76 buses, 28 will be delivered by the end of 20...

Representatives from the city of Łódź, in Poland, have signed a contract with Solaris to supply 8 e-buses along with the charging infrastructure. The zero-emission Urbino 18 electric vehicles will hit the streets of the city in second half of 2023. This is the first contract for electric buses to be...

Keolis has been awarded two contract extensions in Northern Europe featuring the integration of new electric buses.  Being more specific, the Dutch public transport authority Province of Utrecht has awarded Keolis a two-year contract extension to operate and maintain its bus network in the Utre...

Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) a division of Cubic Corporation, has been selected as “Mobile App Innovation of the Year” for the second year running in the 6th annual Mobile Breakthrough Awards program conducted by Mobile Breakthrough, a market intelligence organization that recognizes the top c...

A first batch of 50 e-buses (out of the 130 units order) have started service in Coventry, in the framework of UK plan for the first all-electric bus city. 300 e-buses are set to be in operation by 2025, 130 have been commissioned to Alexander Dennis in early 2022. The city already had 10 all-electr...

Scania is about to issue 275 million euro (SEK 3 billion) worth green bond in order to finance further investments in electrification, particularly in the development of battery-electric vehicles, as stated by the Swedish group today. This is the second green bond, after Scania became in 2020 the fi...

Bluebus announces that its restyled 6-meter e-bus has covered over 280 kilometers on one charge according to the e-Sort 3 cycle. The minibus was launched in a renovated version in late 2021. The main new feature is related to passenger capacity: on board there is now room for up to 35 passengers. It...

Thirty-one electric buses have been ordered from Ebusco by Dutch public transport operator Ebs. These are the 13.5-meter 3.0 model: scheduled for delivery in the last months of 2023. Some features of these vehicles? Fully electric heating system and 49 seats for intercity transport, with the possibi...