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The Global Mobility Call 2024, to be held from 19 to 21 November in Madrid, is now open for visitor registration. Once again, Sustainable Bus, together with our sister media Sustainable Truck & Van, will support the Spanish event as a media partner, just like last year. The third edition of the ...

The autonomous Portuguese islands of Madeira and Porto Santo have unveiled a new integrated ticketing system that will transform access to millions of bus journeys for local people and visitors.  The project, delivered by the Autonomous Region of Madeira, brings together three bus operators in a new...

Daimler Truck officially opened the Battery Technology Center (BTC) at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Mannheim, the group competence center for battery technology and high-voltage systems, on July 19. Also cells are to be built there, although “on a pilot basis”. Series production is planned...

First Bus announces it has completed a £750,000 investment programme (over 830,000 euros) at its Rochdale depot in Manchester. The focus of the improvements are enhanced engineering facilities, including a new double height workshop bay for vehicle repair and maintenance. Facilities updated at First...

70 Iveco Bus E-Way electric buses (although branded as Heuliez models as usual in the domestic market) are set to operate in Nantes following a call for tenders commission of Nantes Métropole. The new buses will be operated by carrier Semitan (a semi-public company 65% owned by Nantes Métropole and ...

It is spelled ‘Wayla’, but it is read ‘uei là’, (something similar to a ‘hello’ in Milanese dialect), to be clear. And it is precisely in Milan that the newly-founded Italian startup Wayla will make its debut in October, launching an on-demand, shared transport service, which will initia...

The Völklinger Verkehrsbetriebe has opted for the charge management system MOBILEcharge from CarMedialab, a subsidiary of the INIT Group, to efficiently manage the charging processes of its constantly growing fleet of e-buses.  The installation is planned for July 2024 and includes the integration o...

TMB Barcelona has put into service the first fuel cell buses out of a 38-units order awarded to Solaris (36 12-meter and 2 articulated). The supply was formalized in early 2024. Unlike the buses from other manufacturers that have been put into circulation, this one will not be used on the X1 line, b...

CitySwift, focusing in performance optimisation for the public transport sector, announces it has partnered with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), in order to “power the future of Manchester’s public transport network through the use of AI and data“, as CitySwift states. This move...

Just days after finalizing an agreement with TL of Lausanne for the supply of 53 trolleybuses, Carrosserie Hess,, won a tender from Verkehrsbetriebe Biel, Switzerland for the supply of 18 new trolleybuses, including 14 18-meter articulated and four 12-meter single-case (Lightram 12 DC model) trolley...