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Solaris will deliver the first electric school bus in Poland. A Solaris Urbino 12 Electric has been adapted to this extent: it will carry children to classes in Godzianów near Łódź. The purchase of the electric school bus was subsidised by NFOŚiGW (the National Fund for Environmental Protection and ...

Orange County bus fleet will be full electric by 2040, in line with the state requirements and following the draft plan approved by the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors. The document, that will now be submitted to the California Air Resources Board, outlines how the ...

The six largest Danish municipalities have set a commitment to buy only zero emission buses from 2021 on. It means that, starting next year, all the new buses for public transport in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg, Vejle and Frederiksberg must be powered via electricity. Battery-electric and hy...

BYD announced it has completed the manufacture of the first 100% electric articulated bus chassis in Brazil. Now, vehicles will be produced in scale at the company’s plant in Campinas, countryside of São Paulo. The D11B chassis model, 22 meters long, will have lithium-iron phosphate batteries ...

BAE Systems announced today that is has been selected by New York City Transit Authority to supply 435 electric hybrid power and propulsion systems for its new fleet of transit buses, reducing carbon emissions and fuel consumption. With the new order, BAE Systems’ footprint will extend to more than ...

Heliox is poised to power e-buses for 16 MW in two Transdev – Connexxion concessions, namely Amstelland-Meerlanden and Haarlem-IJmond. On 24th of June 2020, Heliox was chosen as the fast charging partner. Both concessions together cover a total of 16 MW. The concessions will see the debut in o...

Karsan brings the number of Jest Electric circulating in Coimbra to 11. The Turkish manufacturer announces it has recently won the public transportation tender held for the city of Coimbra in Portugal and is now getting ready to provide nine Jest Electric vehicles. The company had already delivered ...

The Mercedes eCitaro G is ready to be delivered by the end of this year. There are already definite orders for over 60 of the new Mercedes eCitaro G from half a dozen towns and cities (starting from Munich), the manufacturer points out. Depending on the version, it can transport up to 146 passengers...

Hydrogen is back on the spotlight. Although number are still small, more manufacturers are launching fuel cell bus products and interest is growing at a European level. Recent agreements between Volvo – Daimler and Iveco – Nikola for long-distance trucks pave the way for the future devel...

AMT Genova‘s trust in Rampini has been confirmed with a second order for another ten electric buses E80. A new supply that will bring to 20 the number of eight-meter electric vehicles made in Passignano sul Trasimeno, central Italy, in circulation in the city. Deliveries of the first order beg...