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Jörg Hofmann is going to take the role of Wrightbus CEO starting in Q4 2022. Current CEO Buta Atwal has indeed announced he is going to retire at the end of this year, as reported on “The Irish News”. Jörg Hofmann is set to join Wrightbus in September 2022 and will work with Buta Atwal [...

The SamTrans Board of Directors voted to replace 30 diesel buses with 20 battery-electric buses (BEB) and 10 fuel cell buses (FCEB). These have been awarded to Gillig and New Flyer respectively. This purchase helps move SamTrans planned full conversion of the fleet from a projected to 2038 to 2034. ...

After having unveiled, at European Mobility Expo 2022 in Paris, its e1 electric bus model for the European market, Switch Mobility today launched its electric bus platform SWITCH EiV 12 for the Indian market (the two models have the EV architecture in common). This next-generation E-Bus, backed by o...

Twaice announced a new partnership with Sycada, the Netherlands-based zero emission telematics and fleet management company. Twaice will add detailed insights on battery health to the solutions offered by Sycada, whose online platform for operational excellence in transport supplies planners, traffi...

NTA has ordered 120 buses from Wrightbus. The acronym identifies Irish National Transport Authority. The order includes consists of double-deck battery-electric buses (100 headed to Dublin Bus, 20 to Bus Éireann) from Bamford Bus Company (trading as Wrightbus, as reported in the manufacturer press n...

BYD has secured an order from four 18-meter electric articulated buses, which will be supplied to operator Moventis in Spain. This is a first for the Chinese manufacturer: it is making an articulated delivery to Iberian territory for the first time ever. Moventis handles intercity passenger transpor...

Switch Mobility has appointed Martin Brailey as President UK & Ireland and Business Development Director. Martin will lead Switch’s UK and European sales teams. He has held senior positions at Evobus UK and more recently Alexander Dennis. The company just launched its 12-meter electric bus Switc...

InnoTrans exhibition area is currently occupied at 95 per cent, organizers say. Trade visitors can witness more than 100 vehicles on the Outdoor Display as well as 12 buses on the Bus Display, including many new products and world innovations. Federal Minister of Transport Dr. Volker Wissing and Eur...

Brebemi’s Arena of the Future project kicks off. A circuit of about 1 km where electric vehicles can charge their batteries while on the move, thanks to a wireless dynamic induction charging system integrated into the roadbed (1MW of installed power strong). Brebemi inaugurated this morning at...

The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) is pleased to open registration for the 2022 International Zero Emission Bus Conference (ZEBCon), taking place September 19 – 21 in Anaheim, California. ZEBCon 2022 will feature three days of programming that includes keynote speakers, panel se...