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TPH2, a consortium company made by municipal operator Tper in Bologna and the Austrian group Wolftank, has been awarded the construction of two additional refuelling and production plants. These will help ‘feeding’ the fleet of 130 fuel cell Solaris buses circulating by the end of 2026, ...

The first session of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2024 went live last week at Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan, culminating in a conversation between representatives from UITP, ATM Milano, RATP Dev, ZF and Iveco Bus on the evolving landscape of public transport and how energy transition and digitalizat...

A 8-meter electric midibus offered in the two technologies that are revolutionizing the public transport sector: Eltron and Hydron are, respectively, Rampini’s response to the challenges of the energy transition to electric and hydrogen mobility. Based in the Italian town of Passignano sul Tra...

Following approval from the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union today (13th May 2024) formally adopted the regulation on CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, amending and strengthening the existing EU rules. The updated rules will further reduce CO2 emiss...

The Mercedes-Benz eCitaro has been elected as the Electric Bus Champion of the year 2024 within German journalistic comparison initiative Ebus Test promoted by trade media Omnibusspiegel. It’s not the first time: last year, the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro – at that time taking part in the solo bus v...

Last week’s Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan showcased an array of cutting-edge vehicles from leading manufacturers. Highlights included Otokar exhibiting the intercity e-bus e-Territo and the updated version of e-Kent C, Altas’ Novus City V7, a collaboration with Zhongtong, BYD’s...

The Sustainable Bus Award 2025 will be handed over during FIAA 2024, organised by IFEMA MADRID and scheduled from 22 to 25 October 2024. The awarding will be held on the opening day, 22nd October. The date for the Award is also coinciding with its Press Day.  The Sustainable Bus Awards, the fir...

During the international trade fair Next Mobility Exhibition, taking place from May 8-10 in Milan, Solaris Bus & Coach is showcasing the Urbino 12 hydrogen bus. The model on display is currently one of the most popular hydrogen buses in Europe. The Urbino 12 hydrogen is the manufacturer’s ...

Turin public transport municipal operator GTT and Indcar officially signed the contract for the purchase of 22 electric minibuses realized by the French company Bluebus (Indcar acts as dealer for Italy and Spain since mid-2023). The signing took place on 9 May during NME – Next Mobility Exhibi...

Tecnobus will produce the futuristic ‘pod’ designed by the Paduan start-up Next in its plant close to Rome and in the newly acquired Ferentino plant (formerly Valeo). Production of the first prototypes is scheduled for the last quarter of 2024. The announcement was made at the Next Mobility Exhibiti...