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The electric bus market in North America is still nascent. Commitments to energy transition taken by states and municipalities are beginning to become numerous (California leading the way), and the coming years will be decisive for the deployment of large fleets of electric buses on the streets. Cha...

Solaris Bus & Coach has signed a contract with public transport operator Freiburger Verkehrs AG for the supply of 15 electric buses: five Solaris Urbino 12 electric and ten articulated Urbino 18 electric. This is yet another order for battery vehicles secured by the Polish firm on the German mar...

Svealandstrafiken in Västerås has decided to electrify its bus fleet together with Volvo Buses. Svealandstrafiken has ordered ten high-capacity electric buses from Volvo, with the option to purchase an additional seven. The first of the new buses will enter operation in Västerås in late summer 2021,...

In this latest issue of Sustainable Bus magazine (that follows the first one out in May), just released, we have taken a glance ‘Beyond battery-electric’, dedicating a wide report to hydrogen bus technology and to a comparison between the main fuel cell buses today on European market (Ca...

Amsterdam public transport authority Vervoerregio Amsterdam is ready to invest an extra 235 million euros in the framework of a massive ‘corona package’ that includes investments in road safety, public transport projects, zero-emission bus purchase. The goal is «to redesign mobility in t...

The Scottish Government has awarded £7.4 million through the first round of the Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme. 41 ultra-low emission buses will be supported across five bids. 35 of the buses will be built in Scotland by ADL, through the joint venture with Chinese group BYD. The Scottish Ult...

US school bus manufacturer Blue Birds says it has registered a +250% in sales of e-buses in 2020, and therefore announces a strategy to increase production capacity up to 1,000 units annually. Today, nearly 50 percent of Blue Bird’s bus sales are non-diesel powered. The reason of such a trend ...

Anadolu Isuzu, the Novociti Volt will mark the debut of the Turkish brand in the battery-electric midibus segment. The group exports its vehicle to more than 40 countries, in particular the European market, where the company sells over 1,000 vehicles every year. «Anadolu Isuzu is fast on track towar...

A 5G-enabled autonomous electric minibus is on a trial in Stockholm. On 24 September 2020 Keolis, in partnership with Urban ICT Arena, Telia, Ericsson, Intel and T-engineering, launched this new new projects using 5G technology to remotely control and supervise the vehicle. This trial aims to explor...

Rennes Métropole, in France, just placed a record order for 92 electric buses Mercedes eCitaro, for a 60 million euros investment. The news is reported on the local media Ouest France. The huge order comes after a pilot with a few units of Bollorè Bluebus e-bus. It marks the greatest commercial succ...