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To find out who the three winners of the Sustainable Bus Awards 2025 will be, we will have to wait for the awards ceremony during the opening day of the FIAA in Madrid, scheduled to take place in the Spanish capital Oct. 22-25. In the meantime, however, the 14 finalists who will compete for the [&he...

Iveco and Chinese manufacturer Foton have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore “potential collaboration in the areas of electric vehicles and components, and joint business opportunities, for Europe and South America“. Earlier this year, Iveco Group also signed a supply ...

Ekoenergetyka opened today, 4th June 2024, a new production line that is set to double the speed of production. The new line, inaugurated today, can produce up to 50 chargers in each eight-hour shift, a figure that will rise to 90 units by beginning 2025. The company plans to further automate the li...

Cummins exhibited advanced diesel engines and zero-carbon hydrogen engines for bus and coach applications at Busworld Türkiye 2024. The extensive and innovative range of Cummins products on display at Busworld Turkey underscores the company’s commitment to providing practical solutions to redu...

Equipmake has secured a successive contract with Golden Tours, to repower a further ten Volvo B5 London Tour Buses, using its in-house developed Zero-Emission Drivetrain (ZED).  This contract follows a £2million initial order in February from Golden Tours. In the same sightseeing segment, Equipmake ...

Thiruvananthapuram, the vibrant capital city of Kerala, India, is witnessing the introduction of Switch EiV22 open top double decker buses. KSRTC Swift has procured 2 buses, each costing Rs 2.01 crore. These Switch EiV22 buses are funded under Smart City Mission by Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corpo...

Arriva Group announced on 3rd June 2024 the completion of its acquisition by infrastructure investor I Squared Capital. The acquisition, first announced in October 2023, encompasses all of Arriva’s businesses across 11 countries. Deutsche Bahn had acquired Arriva in 2010. The transaction, according ...

In Casablanca, the tram is being expanded. Two new lines, T3 and T4, are scheduled to open in june 2024. They will integrate with the existing T1 and T2 lines and increase the length of the network by about 60%. This is quite an achievement for Morocco’s largest city with 4 million inhabi...

The launch of the BEV version of the Lion’s Coach in 2025, the readiness of the market for such innovations, the necessity of subsidies and infrastructure for the success of BEVs in the long-distance segment, the importance of political frameworks, and the impact on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Fa...

Northern Irish operator Translink unveiled on 30th May the first electric double decker Ulsterbus, the first of a mixed fleet of 40 double and single decker buses soon to operate in Derry~Londonderry, Limavady, Strabane, Coleraine and Portadown helping to decarbonise regional bus fleets. In addition...