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Busworld Europe 2021 is preparing to go ‘live’ from 9 to 14 October 2021 for its 50th edition, «fully supported by its exhibitors», as the organizer underlines. Apart from having extra digital possibilities for online visitors, Busworld says it «will invest in making its 50th birthday ed...

The organization announced the decision today «with pain in their heart». The choice is due to the fact that «Busworld cannot fully guarantee its exhibitors that the visitors will join the show in October in the usual numbers». The door is open to alternative events for the month of October. The nex...

BYD has won a new order in Bogota (Colombia) to deliver another 406 pure electric buses. BYD will co-work with Superpolo, a Colombian bus manufacturer, on the body part of the buses for such order. On December 17 2020, BYD had announced the delivery of the first 120 out of a 470 e-bus order in [&hel...

In 2021 the Polish company VERS announces it will introduce a new mild hybrid system for the light hybridization of city buses. The 48V system will be based on supercapacitors and will join the range of products realized by VERS with focus on energy recovery technologies for the automotive sector. V...

The first electric bus has recently landed in Brest (France), where the public transport network Bibus is expected to undergo a deep transformation. The system is operated by RD Brest, a subsidiary of the RATP Dev group. The Heuliez GX 337 Elec just delivered in the French city (located in Brittany)...

Rheinbahn is taking delivery of the ten e-buses ordered in spring 2019. Four battery-electric buses from Irizar e-mobility (through German partner Ferrostaal) have recently reached their destination and began operating in the German city. The others are expected to start service at the beginning of ...

Energy company Indian Oil Corporation has launched a procurement for 15 fuel cell buses that are set to operate in Delhi-NCR region. The group announced on 23th December 2020 that it is inviting bid to procure Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cell buses. «This project is the first-ever attemp...

La Rochelle region, in France, is ready to get its four Alstom Aptis delivered. The buses are to be welcomed on the city streets in early 2021. They will join the Yélo fleet on the Illico 4 line linking Les Minimes to Beaulieu. The 1st will be put into circulation on 4 January. The vehicles were [&h...

100 BYD e-buses are poised to hit Turin streets, in Italy, following the tender issued in early 2020. Two bids were received, from Yutong and BYD. Yutong (with its partner Ares) placed first, but its offer was cancelled due to burocratic issues. Now the public transport company GTT made public that ...

Solaris announces it has completed the delivery of 90 Urbino 12 electric buses for Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). This was one of the biggest contracts for battery-powered buses in Europe and the largest one for the manufacturer in Germany so far. Berlin now has a total of 123 electric Solaris bus...