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EQT Infrastructure announces it has agreed to acquire FirstGroup PLC US business operations. The companies First Student and First Transit, two North American subsidiaries of the UK publicly listed group, are set to be taken over by EQT Infrastructure for USD 4.6 billion. Headquartered in Cincinnati...

One year after the launch, the consortium Vėjo projektai, producer of Lithuanian-made Dancer electric bus highlights that the two first buses have been running for over 120,000 km. The vehicle is in operation under the livery of the operator Klaipėdos autobusų parkas, in the city of Klaipeda in Lith...

On the occasion of the Earth Day 2021, NFI Group announced that its electric vehicles have collectively travelled more than 40 million zero-emission miles (over 64 million km). Through this milestone, «NFI EVs have prevented nearly 150,000 imperial tons of greenhouse gas emissions from entering the ...

Cardiff Bus has confirmed it has placed an order for 36 Yutong E12 e-buses. The vehicles will be on the roads in the city from the end of 2021, says the UK dealer of Yutong Pelican Bus & Coach.   Cardiff Council to take 36 e-buses from Yutong The investment is a collaboration between the bus [&h...

Alexander Dennis Limited will build two electric buses for Howick & Eastern by Transdev’s operation in New Zealand. They will be used on Auckland Transport services. The three-axle single deckers will be assembled locally in New Zealand by ADL’s partner Kiwi Bus Builders. ADL strengthens it has ...

ROCSYS, Grivix and VDL ETS announce a cooperation addressed at the development of robotic fast charging for Heavy Duty Vehicles, being them e-buses or e-trucks. ROCSYS, supplier of plug-in robots; Grivix, supplier of automated high-power vehicle inlets and VDL ETS, charging test and validation partn...

Mercedes has updated the NMC batteries on the eCitaro. As previously planned within the Mannheim-made electric bus roadmap, now the Mercedes eCitaro is available with an even more powerful generation of lithium-ion batteries (still from the German supplier Akasol).

Newport Transport is ready to add 16 new e-buses from Yutong. The order has been recently made official. The vehicles will be handed over through the UK dealer Pelican. Expected delivery in December 2021. This supply will bring to 32 the number of Yutong e-buses operating in Newport. The deployment ...

The city of Oviedo will test a Caetano H2.CityGold for the next three months From 15th of April. The bus will run through the different TUA lines. In December 2020 a strategic alliance was announced between Toyota Europe, CaetanoBus and Finlog in an effort dedicated to the development and production...

The first electric buses with VinBus’ logo has been launched in Vietnam (Vinhomes Ocean Park, Gia Lam). The vehicle is manufactured and assembled at the Automobile Manufacture Complex in Hai Phong, as outlined in an article by Insideevs. VinBus is a subsidiary of Vingroup and was established i...