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Letenda brand new Electrip zero emission bus will be equipped with Forsee Power’s battery modules, the French supplier announces. Zen Plus high-energy battery systems will be provided. Designed in the Province of Quebec, Canada, the Letenda 30-foot (9 meters) Electrip model is optimized to wit...

Frankfurt operator In-der-City-Bus GmbH (ICB) has placed an order for 9 Solaris Urbino 18 hydrogen buses. There are already 23 hydrogen-powered Solaris buses running in the metropolis, supplied in 2022 and 2024. Deliveries of the articulated buses from the latest order are scheduled for July 2025. S...

A comparison between what are arguably the two most representative Low Entry bus models, both of which have recently undergone a range update: the Setra MultiClass, which contributed to the boom in this segment with its previous 400 series and now offers the revamped 500 series; and the Iveco Crossw...

The Walloon government has approved the Mobi’Park project to build a new bus depot at Tilleur (Saint-Nicolas), in the province of Liège. It will be the first electrified depot in Wallonia (one of the three regions of Belgium), said Philippe Henry, Walloon Minister for Mobility, according to lo...

The Alpine French towns of Moûtiers, Courchevel and Tignes have decided to test the hydrogen ecosystem in their resorts.  In collaboration with HYmpulsion, Safra and the GEG Group, a demonstration of the hydrogen distribution solution is being organized in April, including a distribution statio...

The Routing Company‘s cofounders Menno van der Zee and Alex Wallar have been named to the Forbes 2024 30 Under 30 list for Europe. Forbes recognized both cofounders for bringing “Uber-style on-demand pickups and analytics to public transport with deals in the UK, US, and UAE”. T...

National Express West Midlands, Uber and Masabi have announced a partnership with the launch of NXWM bus tickets within the Uber app, through an integration with Masabi’s Justride platform. Therefore, National Express West Midlands passengers can now purchase bus tickets on the Uber app, powered by ...

Euro Bus Expo, the UK’s biennial exhibition dedicated to buses and coaches, will return to the NEC in Birmingham from November 12-14, 2024. With 9 months to go before the show opens, organizers announce that 77 percent of the exhibition space has already been sold, reflecting the strong demand...

The European Parliament approved on 10th April a mandatory target to reduce 90% of CO2 emissions from new trucks by 2040. A final step is needed: the Council still needs to formally approve the agreement before it can enter into force (earlier this year, Council and Parliament already reached “a pro...

VDL Bus & Coach has officially opened yesterday, 10th April, a new plant in Roeselare (Belgium), that includes a 27,000m2 production facility, workshop, warehouse, and offices of VDL Bus Roeselare and VDL Bus & Coach Belgium. The production capacity of VDL Bus Roeselare (Krommebeekpark 2) is...