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BYD is planning to expand its Hungarian plant, located in Komárom, according to the local specialized media Magyarbusz. The production volume would be set to increase from the current ca. 200 bus/year on on shift to as many of 1,000 bus/year. This will happen retaining the already-existing capacity ...

ABB launches a new global R&D center focused on e-mobility innovation. ABB’s E-mobility Innovation Lab will house 120 specialists working on next generation solutions Designed to spur further innovations in e-mobility, the $10 million, 3,600 m2 facility is based on the Delft University of Techno...

Solaris announces it is one of the two candidate manufacturers in the tender for up to 430 hybrid buses issued by Opérateur de Transport de Wallonie. The carrier, from the French-speaking part of Belgium, may exercise the option to order buses over the next four years. The Solaris Urbino 12 hybrid b...

It looks like this year 2020, despite the pandemic, will bring a new record in e-bus registrations in Europe. The size of the electric bus market at end year could reach nearly 2,000 units (compared to 1,600 last year), as there are up to 800 e-buses in delivery in Q4. The ‘axe’ of the C...

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD Europe jointly announced today that 32 electric double deck buses supplied by their electric vehicle partnership to bus operator Stagecoach have contributed to better air quality in Greater Manchester during the region’s pandemic lockdowns, with 600,000 zero em...

By the end of December 145 Volvo Electric Articulated buses will be operating in Gothenburg, Sweden. Where the target is for all city buses in the region to be electric by 2030. Details and infos on how the deployment has been prepared are provided in a story published on Volvo Buses website. The bu...

The Covid-crisis? The economic model of public transport is bound to change. The focus is on suburbs. Many challenges ahead, but they go along with new opportunities. Sustainability? The result of a mix of energies, and it’s crucial all of them get support. Hydrogen is the future, in the meanw...

Hitachi ABB Power Grids announce it is teaming up with vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland in an e-bus pilot at IIT Madras campus, in India. In the framework of the joint project, an e-bus built by Ashok Leyland will incorporate Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ innovative flash-charging technology (Grid-eMot...

Battery analytics software company Twaice is expanding its test facilities as the demand for advanced battery analytics grows. The new lab was officially opened on Thursday. It allows EV battery tests at temperatures from -20 to 80°C. The company has recently signed a deal with telematics Dutch ente...

Continental and VDL Bus & Coach are joining forces in the development of prototype tires purpose-built for use on an electric bus. The concept tires are currently being tested at Continental’s Contidrom proving grounds. Continental with VDL for electric bus tires Right now, the tires on the VDL ...