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326 school buses to be converted to electric vehicles over the next four years. It’s the ambitious goal of the Montgomery County Public Schools, which, to that extent, has signed an agreement Highland Electric Transportation. The model which will be roll out is the Jouley by Thomas Built Buses...

Spanish operator Alsa is testing a Caetano hydrogen-powered bus. The vehicle will be operating in Madrid. In December 2020 a strategic alliance was announced between Toyota Europe, CaetanoBus and Finlogin an effort dedicated to the development and production of fuel buses in Europe. Alsa tests the h...

Karsan held yesterday the online debut of Autonomous Atak Electric, ready for series production for Europe and USA. The first order was signed in Romania. The Autonomous Atak Electric can navigate through streets without a human driver equipped with LiDAR sensors all around. It comes with innovative...

Alexander Dennis Limited announced that its next generation double deck fuel cell bus will deliver a zero-emission range of up to 300 miles. It will be powered by a Ballard fuel cell power module through the Voith Electrical Drive System (VEDS). The same system adopted by Wrightbus. It is expected t...

Voith and Wrightbus have entered an exclusive partnership for the supply of the electrical drive system for 2nd generation of battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses for Europe. The agreement will be operational since the first order for 80 double-decker buses fitted with Voith Electrical Driv...

New battery-powered trolleybus deal for Van Hool in Italy: following the batch of vehicles headed to Rimini, the Belgian manufacturer secured a contract for six vehicles (with option for further three) in Pescara and Montesilvano, on the Adriatic coast, where a new overhead system will be implemente...

Daimler Truck AG and Cummins announced that the companies have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a global strategic partnership for medium-duty engine systems. The companies added that other opportunities for collaboration are also being evaluated. As part of the planned strategic pa...

BYD ADL joint-venture prepares the ground for introduction of a shorter version of the Enviro400EV double decker. With its more compact wheelbase, the 10.3m long model will join the existing 10.8m product increasing manoeuvrability when navigating congested roads and tight corners. Green light for t...

The Board of Directors of Scania has appointed Christian Levin as new CEO and President of Scania from May 1, 2021. Christian Levin is currently a member of the Executive Board of TRATON SE and Chief Operating Officer of the TRATON GROUP and has more than 20 years of experience working at Scania. In...

Navya and Bluebus initiate discussions with the aim of developing an autonomous 6-meter bus. The autonomous bus producer Navya has announced it has signed a non-binding letter of intent to collaborate in the development of an autonomous bus with the electric bus producer from Bollorè Group. Navya ha...