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107 million euros from European Commission for the retrofit of diesel buses. In Germany, green transition of public transport has a flavour of… diesel. Indeed, the European Commission has found German plans to support the retrofitting of diesel buses used for public transport to be in line wit...

Electromobility is step by step becoming Solaris‘ core business, but gas is also a source of satisfaction for the Polish manufacturer. At the beginning of the year, the company delivered the first pre-series Solaris Urbino 18 CNG to RATP. The framework agreement includes the delivery of up to ...

20 electric buses in Ecuador and 27 in Denmark. Double order for BYD: beneficiaries, two public transport companies at the two ends of the globe. Particularly significant is the Danish order: the 27 buses that will be delivered to Anchersen (they’ll be deployed in Copenhagen) represent the deb...

Electric buses are not enough to make a green fleet. Issues such as energy production and life cycle emissions are quite known and debated. But what is happening in UK is a real extreme case: a fleet of electric buses powered by a diesel generator. Indeed, Harrogate Bus Company claims it’s hav...

Alfabus, Chinese manufacturer of electric buses, is ready to debut in Europe under the denomination Alfabus Europe, that is the result of a strategic partnership between Basco Bus, distributor and seller of 2nd hand buses based in northern Italy, and the Chinese manufacturer. The electric bus Ecity ...

Lithium-ion battery price will go down by 52 per cent between 2018 and 2030, and this (together with the rise of electric vehicles market) will drive the global energy storage market growing to a cumulative 857GWh by 2040 (now we are at 198 gigawatt hours). 1.2 trillion dollars will be invested in e...

With almost 130 years of history behind us, the UITP biennial Summit is a truly global occasion that remains the world’s biggest event dedicated to public transport and sustainable mobility. The 2019 edition will be held in Stockholm, Sweden (9-12 June 2019) under the theme “The Art of Public Transp...

ABB is building new global headquarter and R&D center in order to advance its leading position in EV charging infrastructure. With a particular attention on the electric bus segment: the testing areas will be large enough for a public transport bus to drive inside. The new facility (3,600 square...

Scania welcomes its largest gas bus delivery ever. 481 Euro VI gas fuelled buses will be deployed on Transmilenio BRT in Colombian capitol city Bogotà. The vehicles, articulated and bi-articulated, are bodybuilt by Busscar. Also Volvo Buses won a significant tender for Transmilenio and will thus sup...

Public transport company Syntus officially inaugurated two BYD electric buses operating in the Dutch city of Amersfoort. The vehicles have been on trial for half a year in the city center on existing bus routes. Syntus is part of Keolis group. Nine electric buses for Syntus in the Netherlands Last y...