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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...

Konvekta is launching the EmCO2s (pronounced “Emcos”), which is presented as a new, emission-free heating and air conditioning system for the electric bus market. With heat pump function and the alternative refrigerant CO2, the system requires significantly less energy compared to a syst...

The Sustainability Award held by the German magazine Busplaner has been handed over yesterday at the digital edition 2021 of BUS2BUS exhibition. 13 companies were crowned in 13 categories. Among the winners, the Solaris Urbino 15 LE electric, the natural gas bus Iveco Bus Crossway Natural Power, the...

Lithium-ion batteries have entered every segment of our lives. From mobile phones and power tools to e-bikes and cars. The race for more energy and more power is on. The main driver behind that race is the progress of technology used in li-ion cells and batteries. The key parameter for any electric ...

E-buses in Ostrava (Czech Republic) will rely on Siemens charging infrastructure. Ostrava Transit Authority has in fact turned to the German group concerning the supply of charging stations for 24 electric buses that have been commissioned to Solaris. The order includes a software to automatically a...

Today, the Special Edition of BUS2BUS is kicking off. Starting at 10 a.m., four keynote sessions will focus on buses as a sustainable transport solution. The BUS2BUS digital edition «gathers visionary game changers, established industry players as well as transport experts, and thus sets the tone fo...

Proterra announced that it has been selected by the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services as a vendor to supply zero-emission battery-electric transit buses and charging infrastructure under the state’s regional Cooperative Purchasing Contract. Proterra, which is in the process of going...