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Skywell New Energy Vehicles Group (Skywell) just received index approval from China’s Ministry of Industry & Information and Technology (MIIT) for a zero-emission public transport bus powered by Loop Energy’s fuel cell engines. The bus is manufactured by Skywell’s subsidiary Golden Dragon....

Everything is ready for the launch of the Solaris Urbino 15 LE, the first intercity electric bus in the company’s history. It’s also the longest e-bus in the Polish producer’s range. On October 20, 2020 at 12:00, the premiere of an electric novelty from Solaris – a 15-meter battery...

The electric bus Yutong U12 is being tested in Tallin, Estonia, in one of its first appearance on European roads following its launch at the Busworld 2019 in Brussels. The pilot has been organized together with BUSNEX, that earlier this year has been appointed dealer for the Chinese brand in the Bal...

Hyzon Motors and Warpforge have signed a MOU addressed at developing an hydrogen bus (named Superbus) starting in 2021. Development of the prototype Superbus will take place at Warpforge’s facilities in Perth, Western Australia, is reported on the Australian specialized media Busnews. Hyzon Motors r...

On 30.09.2020 MZK Toruń, in Poland, has bought six electric buses with Solaris’ logo. Pursuant to the signed contract, the vehicles will be ready to carry Toruń residents in 18 months. The vehicles will be recharged by day using fast pantograph chargers deployed in three locations in the city,...

Strasbourg Eurometropole opts for e-buses from Irizar e-mobility placing a large order for as many as 49 ie bus models. Deliveries for 12 Alstom Aptis are underway in the French city. The order placed by the CTS (Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois) includes 49 100% electric zero-emission 12-m I...

The electric bus market in North America is still nascent. Commitments to energy transition taken by states and municipalities are beginning to become numerous (California leading the way), and the coming years will be decisive for the deployment of large fleets of electric buses on the streets. Cha...

Solaris Bus & Coach has signed a contract with public transport operator Freiburger Verkehrs AG for the supply of 15 electric buses: five Solaris Urbino 12 electric and ten articulated Urbino 18 electric. This is yet another order for battery vehicles secured by the Polish firm on the German mar...

Svealandstrafiken in Västerås has decided to electrify its bus fleet together with Volvo Buses. Svealandstrafiken has ordered ten high-capacity electric buses from Volvo, with the option to purchase an additional seven. The first of the new buses will enter operation in Västerås in late summer 2021,...

In this latest issue of Sustainable Bus magazine (that follows the first one out in May), just released, we have taken a glance ‘Beyond battery-electric’, dedicating a wide report to hydrogen bus technology and to a comparison between the main fuel cell buses today on European market (Ca...