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As part of its “zero-emission” mobility project, Saint-Nazaire agglomération, in French Loire region, has selected the technical offer from partners Iveco France, ABB E-mobility, and Dalkia Electrotechnics for its three future electric bus lines. This includes the complete supply of the ...

IAA Transportation 2024 will take place in Hannover, Germany, from September 17 to 22. For the first time a dedicated bus theme park is planned. It is undeniable that the bus sector has lost momentum in the context of the IAA in recent years (see our reporting from 2022 edition). Rather, many bus OE...

Paris region public transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités plans to order 3,500 clean buses for city and intercity services via the centralized body Centrale d’achat du transport public (CATP). According to plans, around 1,000 of these new vehicles (set to be electric, biogas-powered or h...

Pelican announced it delivered their 1,000th Yutong bus into the UK to Transdev Airport Services over the Christmas period. The vehicle is one of an order for 17 off E12 zero emission buses delivered to the company. Transdev uses zero-emission buses in Heathrow airport The vehicles will be utilised ...

35 new trolleybuses Škoda 33Tr with batteries will head to České Budějovice. Trolleybus service in České Budějovice in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, will be strengthened through the delivery of 35 new Škoda 33Tr trolleybuses with a total value exceeding EUR 28.5 million. The first...

Solar technology company Sono Motors announces the confirmation of its insolvency and restructuring plan by the insolvency court of the local court of Munich, Germany, as well as the closing of its recently announced investor deal with YA II PN, Ltd, a hedge fund operated by Yorkville Advisors Globa...

The Altas Novus City V7, electric novelty in the Lithuanian manufacturer’s portfolio, is currently travelling through Trentino Alto-Adige region (Italy) for the first stages of a European roadshow which, after Trento and Bolzano, will take it to Germany, Switzerland and Denmark. The news is re...

Daimler Buses Solutions, the latest subsidiary of Daimler Buses launched in June 2023, is electrifying the bus depot of HTM Personenvervoer NV in The Hague. The project covers the entire “e-system” and thus the installation of all 41 charging stations with a total of 122 charging points, providing t...

Heramba announced today, 6th of February 2024, the completion of the purchase of majority control of Kiepe Electric from Knorr-Bremse, following announcement in August 2023. As a result of the transaction, Knorr-Bremse will continue to own 15% of Kiepe Electric and will remain a strategic partner, K...

Sira Industrie of Valerio Gruppioni, Prima Sole Components owned by Maurizio Stirpe (vice-president of Confindustria), the manufacturing entrepreneur Nicola Benedetto (with interests also in the aluminium, tourism and publishing sectors), Maurizio Marchesini, former chairman of industrialists in Emi...