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When it comes to charging e-buses… Volvo is ready to provide a new alternative. The Gothenburg-based producer announced it will introduce in autumn 2021 a roof-mounted pantograph solution, known as panto up. This will join the today’s options OppCharge and Combo2/CCS, for charging with s...

For the next few weeks, the Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen will be tested on the streets of Paris. Tests carried out together with Solaris will allow the RATP Group carrier to test the technology’s capabilities in regular passenger traffic. In 2019, during the UITP Global Public Transport Summit r...

After the successful launch of the world’s first retrofitting series model in September 2020, the German company e-troFit presents a short-term market outlook and talks about the upcoming milestones of their product portfolio: “In accordance with our corporate strategy for 2030 we focus on the...

With all recommended safety measures in place, the risk to health from the coronavirus pandemic within public transport is very low. To this extent, UITP has released a new Policy Brief which discusses the situation in public transport with COVID-19. The COVID-19 crisis has shown how essential local...

Unibuss, one of the largest bus companies in Norway, has ordered 127 MAN Lion’s City buses from MAN Truck & Bus. The buses will be powered by HVO biofuel. Unibuss has also placed its first orders for e-buses so far, buying a batch of 40 vehicles from VDL. Also low emission diesel buses play a ro...

Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) needs no introduction. The annual Electric Vehicles Outlook (EVO) outlines global scenarios and market trends in the EV world, not forgetting analyses of battery price trends and developments in charging infrastructure. We asked Aleksandra O’Donovan, Head of Elect...

On 10 October the Italian newspaper La Stampa published an article entitled: “Contract has been cancelled, electric buses remain in China“. A content that points the finger at the 100 electric bus tender for the operator GTT Torino. A story that the bus world has followed from the beginn...

Solaris has launched its first electric intercity bus. The Urbino 15 Low Entry Electric, launched today during an online event, is based on a platform designed only for electric technology. It can be deployed both in Class I and Class II routes. The vehicle will be tested in regular operations for t...

Transports Publics Fribourgeois (TPF) is preparing to put new battery-powered trolleybuses into service. These vehicles will operate in the Fribourg conurbation using only 28% of a contact line. The news is reported on the local media Journal du Jura. Ten battery-powered trolleybuses for Fribourg On...

UITP India in September initiated a project with World Bank Group on electric mobility. UITP India participated in the two stage request for proposal (RFP) with Steer Davies Gleave India Pvt Ltd (Steer Group) as the lead. The project includes market assessment, business models and action plan for el...