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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...

Siemens ELFA drivetrains have already left 2 billion kilometers on five continents behind. The modular electric drivetrain and software solution for hybrid, battery, and fuel cell buses and trucks has resulted as an hallmark for the Siemens business unit Commercial Vehicles (CV). How the ELFA techno...

Hispacold announces it has achieved the highest quality assurance rating offered by certification body IRIS (ISO/TS 22163) – the recently created Silver level – after renewing its IRIS (International Railway Industry Standard) certificate for performance quality. The rating system aimed ...

Unexpected turn of events in Genoa (Italy): according to leaks reported on the Italian magazine AUTOBUS, public transport operator AMT Genova has cancelled the awarding of the 30 e-bus tender to the Chinese manufacturer Alfabus. This leaves the first place to Solaris, which had come second in the fi...

TMB Barcelona yesterday has held a conference day, together with MAN, focusing on the presentation of the Lion’s City 18 E electric bus and on the sustainability projects of the municipal PTO. The event, TMB points out, was attended by more than 40 managers and delegates from operators such as...

ViriCiti has signed a new partnership with ABC Companies, exclusive distributor and reseller of Van Hool motorcoaches in North America. The Dutch telematics company is set to power ABC Connect Telematics, which is used to manage all Van Hool CX45E electric motorcoaches. This comes as a result of a l...