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As reported on Hungarian trade media Magyarbusz.info, Ikarus and Yutong have submitted (together) the most competitive bid for Budapest’s latest trolleybus procurement, a process initiated by the Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (BKK) in early 2024. The tender, which covers up to 160 battery-powered tr...

Keolis Netherlands turns to CarMedialab’s intelligent charge management system MOBILEcharge. In a large-scale project, up to 267 charging points will be integrated into the system to ensure smooth and efficient operation of the electric Yutong buses, as CarMedialab states. The first phase of the pro...

VDL announces it will supply and maintain 42 Low Entry R-NET buses for the Hoeksche Waard/Goeree-Overflakkee (HWGO) concession in the Netherlands, that was awarded to Transdev and will be valid from December 2025 to December 2038 (with Transdev as of today operating as Connexxion). The new generatio...

The Ebus Test 2025, organized by German trade media Omnibusspiegel, is taking place this week. This annual event brings together manufacturers to evaluate the technical and operational performance of electric buses, scrutinized by representatives of public transport companies and journalists (120 pe...

It is called RD1 and is Masats’ new hybrid ramp, capable of combining an electric ramp with a manual one, thus ensuring uninterrupted vehicle access, even in the event of a power outage. In this particular case, the vehicle can continue to run with the manual ramp, thus ensuring maximum vehicl...

Rebus Regionalbus Rostock GmbH has recently been delivered 52 hydrogen fuel cell buses. The operator is responsible for local public transport in the entire district of Rostock, north of Berlin. The new delivery involves 47 solo and 5 articulated buses, awarded to Solaris back in 2023. Around 30 of ...

Not only an articulated (and bi-articulated) 7800 e-bus for Mexican BRTs by Volvo, but also a luxury coach, manufactured in collaboration with Unvi, and exclusively available for the UK and Ireland markets. Volvo Buses will assemble the B13R chassis at its factory in Boras, Sweden and the chassis wi...

Masabi triumphs at the Transport Ticketing Global Awards: the Supplier Innovation Award recognizes the company for its Open Platform approach, designed and developed to revolutionize the ticketing industry and free public transport companies from the constraints imposed by closed, proprietary system...

Volvo Buses has launched the first electric articulated and bi-articulated bus manufactured in Mexico: the Volvo 7800 electric bus is built on the BZR platform, launched in March 2024, and headed to BRT system in the country. A 28-meter bi-articultated e-bus model by Volvo was tested in the region i...

Transdev sales topped for the first time the €10 billion mark, with EBITDA up 10% year-on-year reaching €655 million. According to its annual report, EBITDA increased by 10% year-on-year to €655 million, while current operating result (COR) grew by 31%, reaching €222 million. Net income more than do...