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After one year trial in Gothenburg, the Volvo 7900 Electric Articulated is ready for serial production with new driveline (in-wheel electric motor developed in house) and more battery capacity, that can reach up to 396 kWh. The zero emission bus was unveiled to the large public in Brussels during Bu...

Busworld Europe is heavily growing. There were 66 bus manufacturers in 2017, this year the figure has risen to 75. Busworld 2019 is attended by 510 exhibitors, there were 367 in 2017. A growth of the 28 per cent. At Brussel Expo there will be 310 vehicles inside, plus 42 outside for demonstration. W...

The electric bus fleet in Berlin is powered by a network of 30 DC fast chargers with a total capacity of over 3MW, supplied by XCHARGE and the utility service company Stromnetz Berlin. And XCHARGE won’t be missing the Busworld 2019 in Brussels, where it will present its new fast chargers tailo...

Alstom will present the first serial vehicle of its Aptis electric bus at Busworld 2019, being held in Brussels from 17 to 23 October. After the four prototypes that have been on the roads of many French and European cities for the past two years, this new design incorporates feedback from passenger...

It is expected to be the biggest electric bus fleet ever delivered in one year in Europe from a single manufacturer. As of November 2020, 156 Ebusco vehicles will be in operation in Schiphol’s area, north of Amsterdam, and in the inner city of Haarlem. They’ll be operated by Connexxion (...

Iveco Bus, CATP (the central office for public transport purchases) and Ile-de-France Mobilités have sealed their collaboration by announcing a record-breaking order: as many as 409 Iveco Urbanway Natural Power will be included in the public transport network of the inner and outer suburbs of the Pa...

A cooperation between VDL and Siemens will investigate new charging technology with focus on the bi-directional charging for fleets of electric buses and electric trucks. In the spotlight of the partnership there will be the following main topic: how vehicle technologies, energy storage and charging...

A fleet of ADL – BYD zero emission buses for Glasgow Airport. Three battery buses are in operation since a few days as long stay car park shuttles. The investment makes Glasgow Airport the first in the UK to switch its official car park shuttles to all-electric operation. The buses are operate...

Ebusco 3.0. The Dutch manufacturer launched its third generation electric bus, claiming a range of up to 500 km with one charge. Thanks mainly to the weight reduction of one third: the 12 meter bus reaches 8,530 kg. 90 persone are welcomed on board. Batteries are all placed in the floor. Dutch elect...

Axles, suspensions and transmissions are their business. And at Busworld Europe in Brussels they brought a “game changer” innovation to increase the efficiency, balance and structure of electric vehicles. We’re talking about BRIST, which chose the stage of the world’s most important t...