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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...

Authored and sponsored by Ballard Power Systems Ballard Power Systems has a vision to deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet. Using its considerable fuel cell expertise – built up over 45 years – Ballard provides valuable and innovative solutions to global customers and its zero-...

It’s out today, it smells of freshly-printed paper and is ready for traveling around the globe in order to be massively-distributed at Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan, IT-TRANS in Karlsruhe, Busworld South East Asia in Jakarta (Indonesia), Busworld Turkey in Istanbul. We are talking about th...

New open letter addressed to the EU Institutions by EMTA, EPTO, Eurocities, IRU, Polis and UITP, looking at the legislative term 2024-2029. Proposed initiatives include recognizing public transport’s strategic importance, publishing a European Declaration on Public Transport, ensuring coordina...