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Volvo marks one of the first deliveries of articulated e-buses in Germany (in the city where Daimler is headquartered, moreover). While the local producers Mercedes and MAN are going to launch their 18-meter battery-electric buses between the end of 2020 and mid-2021 respectively, the Swedish manufa...

Proterra ZX5 is the name of the fifth-generation battery-electric transit bus developed by the California-based manufacturer, that announced the novelty a few days ago highlighting the maximized energy capacity of the new vehicle. The Proterra ZX5, in fact, can be equipped with as many as 660 kWh of...

Irizar e-mobility signed a new contract with the Municipal Transport Company of Madrid (EMT Madrid) to supply 20 battery-electric 12-metre Irizar ie bus units and thus bringing to 55 the number of Irizar zero emission buses in the fleet.  This is the third time that EMT Madrid has entrusted Irizar e...

«Ready for rollout». With these words Daimler describes the development process of the Mercedes eCitaro G, the articulated battery-electric bus with the Star on the hood. A bus that will stand out for being the first 18-meter e-bus equipped (optionally) with the so-called solid-state batteries. The ...

Irizar e-mobility announces a change at its helm. Imanol Rego, a Senior Engineer with an MBA, has been appointed General Manager. He «has extensive experience and successfully held various senior positions at Schneider Electric», the company points out in a press information. This year the company, ...

MAN Lion’s City 18 E electric bus, the first vehicles from series production will be handed over next year. The bus stands out for featuring 640 kWh battery and two driven axles, in order to allow more power as well as more energy recuperation during braking. Only depot charging is permitted, ...

Allison Transmission announces the launch of eGen Flex, its new zero emission-capable electric hybrid system addressed at the bus market. The US operator IndyGo has signed an order for the H 40 EP electric hybrid propulsion solution to power 27 new buses. The eGen Flex will stand out for being the i...

Toronto’s transit operator TTC announces that it is operating the largest fleet of electric buses in North America. The milestone comes as the TTC’s third new electric bus model is now road ready and starting to go into service. Today 35 e-buses are in operation, out of 60 globally ordered. Th...

Yutong has been focusing on autonomous driving, and showed the results achieved so far during a live demonstration which saw the debut of the Yutong U12, presented at Busworld 2019 in Brussels. The U12 was in fact one of the two buses equipped with the driverless innovative technology, as also the Y...

Volvo Buses cooperates with Batteryloop (subsidiary of Stena Recycling) with the goal of reuse the bus batteries as energy storage units after they are removed from Volvo’s buses. For instance, applications can be in buildings and charging stations. The new recently signed agreement focused at...