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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...

The first electric bi-articulated buses derived from the new Volvo BZR platform (launched in March 2024) will be validated through trials in Latin America. The buses will operate in Curitiba, Brazil; Bogotá, Colombia; and Mexico City, Volvo Buses states in a press note. The bi-articulated chassis is...

Bus Display at InnoTrans 2024 will feature for the first time vehicles from BYD and Ikarus, that will be among the highlights of the trade show when it comes to bus sector professionals. In the meanwhile, dedicated bus area at IAA Transportation has been cancelled. InnoTrans states that BYD will be ...

Iveco Bus and Via announce the signing of two Memorandums of Understanding to explore customized on-demand transport solutions combining the use of Iveco Bus vehicles, including minibuses powered by alternative energies, with Via’s software application, service design and operational expertise. A fi...

ABB has launched a new motor and inverter package for electric buses at Busworld Turkey 2024.  The new package, featuring the first 3-level inverter for buses, enables up to 12% less motor losses on typical drive cycles compared to previous 2-level inverters, ABB states. The new package is consistin...

3,400 clean school buses (92% of which will be electric) funded in USA. Biden-Harris Administration announced on 29th May the recipients of nearly $900 million for Clean School Buses within EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program funded by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. Fundings will b...

The first batch of new Škoda 32 Tr trolleybuses for Vilniaus viešasis transportas (VVT) is about to get delivered to Vilnius, Lithuania. So far, 20 trolleybuses have been assembled, with five fully completed and the remaining 15 undergoing trial operations and final adjustments, Skoda states. The fi...