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Another e-bus builder opts for ViriCiti telematics software. This time the Dutch company announces it has signed a partnership agreement with Turkish brand Sileo. According to the deal, all Sileo vehicles distributed in Central Europe will be delivered with ViriCiti’s telematics system. This system ...

Siemens has been awarded a contract by Bernmobil, the Swiss capital’s public transport company, to supply charging infrastructure solutions for the operation of 14 new electric buses (they are going to be delivered by Irizar e-mobility). These are to be deployed on Lines 19 and 21 beginning in early...

Volvo Buses is the first manufacturer to offer its useable energy commitment as a business solution for electric buses. This means that Volvo Buses guarantees capacity for an agreed amount of energy for the operation – throughout the contract period. In the early days of electric buses, range and ba...

Toyota brand is set to debut in the European e-bus market. Zero-emission buses manufactured by CaetanoBus in Portugal will indeed be co-branded with Toyota, the two companies outline today in a press note. CaetanoBus and Toyota strengthened their strategic alliance in December 2020, when a strategic...

Irizar e-mobility together with its partner in Switzerland Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions Schweiz AG is going to supply a total of 18 buses with operators Bernmobil and BUS Ostschweiz in Switzerland and Lichtenstein respectively. Irizar electric bus contracts in Bern and Lichtenstein The S...

Solaris will deliver 19 trolleybuses to the Italian city of La Spezia, on Ligurian sea. The fleet of operator ATC Esercizio will be expanded with the addition of 14 Trollino 12 and 5 articulated Trollino 18 trolleybuses. Many trolleybus-based projects are on the launching pad in the country. Trolley...

The Mobility Cluster of Karlsruhe in Germany has launched a a series of research and pilot projects under the umbrella name “regioKArgo”, leveraging on the city’s exceptional tram and commuter train network. The goal: developing a demonstrator cargo tram under the leadership of Karlsruhe’s pub...

The VDL electric bus fleet operated in Amsterdam city transport by GVB is going to be enriched with 44 articulated vehicles. These are scheduled for delivery in early 2022. Today the VDL e-bus ‘contribution’ in GVB fleet is made of 31 Citea electric. Amsterdam is working to further reduc...

MZK in Konin will be the first public transport operator in Poland to add a hydrogen bus to its fleet. Secured by Solaris Bus & Coach, the contract stipulates the four-year lease of a Urbino 12 hydrogen bus propelled with energy derived from hydrogen. The vehicle will be delivered to Konin in 20...

Public transport authorities and operators all over the world are moving towards a growing deployment of full electric buses. Providing vehicles and full service, charging infrastructures, smart city services: these are the pillars of Enel X offers in the field of e-buses, as the utility company has...