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The Grid-eMotion Fleet charging infrastructure system by Hitachi ABB Power Grids has been chosen to provide energy to the electric bus fleet in Swedish Västerås, where a batch of 10 to 17 e-buses from Volvo is set to be delivered during 2021. Hitachi ABB Power Grids (which is set to become Hitachi E...

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its first electric bus chassis developed for the Brazilian market. Named eO500U, the chassis will be launched in 2022, meeting the demands of Brazil and Latin American market (but it will also be commercialized in Europe and Oceania, the group says). Mercedes-Benz do Brasi...

Liverpool City Region is first to select ADL’s H2.0 second-generation hydrogen bus (named ADL Enviro400FCEV) with order for 20 double deckers. The Enviro400FCEV is powered by a Ballard fuel cell power module through the Voith Electrical Drive System (the same drive adopted by Wrightbus). The ne...

Australia: BusTech Group will manufacture 16 new electric buses for operation on Queensland roads, following the announcement of a strategic partnership with Keolis Downer, Australia’s largest private provider of public transport. Earlier this year, BusTech Group announced that the production of ZDi...

ChargePoint, a leading electric vehicle charging network operating in North America and Europe, today announced it acquired ViriCiti, a leading provider of electrification solutions for eBus and commercial fleets.  ChargePoint acquired ViriCiti for a total purchase price of approximately €75 mi...

Solaris Bus & Coach and Danish carrier AarBus (previous named: Busselskabet Aarhus Sporveje) have signed an agreement for the delivery of 29 electric buses: 6 Solaris Urbino 12 electric and 23 articulated Urbino 18 electric units. In accordance with the contract, the zero-emission buses will be ...

Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) has commissioned PSI Transcom GmbH to implement the depot management system PSItraffic/DMS. In the future, the new system will monitor and control around 240 buses and 260 streetcars in a total of eight garages and depots across all operations. In addition, almost ...

The former e-troFit GmbH, known for its electrification technology of conventional buses and trucks, now goes by the name of pepper motion GmbH with immediate effect. “The main reason for the change of name is the continued expansion of the product and solution portfolio, which is open to all techno...

New Flyer and MCI have been named as ZEB partner of choice by nine major transit agencies across America for the FTA’s 2021 Low-No program grants. The two NFI subsidiaries supported successful customer applications for over $40 million in FTA grants, NFI’s best Low-No performance ever in the six yea...

At the very beginning of 2022, ZF will launch the brand-new Commercial Vehicle Solutions, which combines the existing ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Technology and Commercial Vehicle Control Systems Divisions. The goal is to support the ambitions and projects of «truck, bus, coach and trailer OEMs, as well...