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by Jean-Philippe Pastre The main French daily newspaper Le Monde has revealed on Friday 27th December a vast scam on public money. The authors, Arthur Carpentier and Maxime Vaudano, estimate that 12 million Euros were allegedly diverted during 3 months. This is the misappropriation of funding for th...

Solaris has been awarded its first contract in the US market: 4 electric buses will be supplied to King County Metro, the main public transport authority in Seattle (Washington State) with a fleet of more than 1,500 buses. Specifically, this agreement includes the delivery of two 40-foot (12 m) elec...

The Tap&Go project by Kentkart marks a milestone in the Philippines, where commuters can now use EMV-enabled Mastercard cards on public transportation for the first time in history. This innovative initiative, launched on BGC buses in Taguig City, is the result of a collaboration between AF Paym...

Despite some adversity (political instability in France, the bankruptcy of Van Hool) Autocar Expo 2024, held from 3 to 6 December in Lyon, closed the doors on a positive trend in terms of visitors and sales. But even these order books were hiding a dark reality.

Transjakarta has introduced 200 high deck electric buses on the Indonesian capital BRT network, marking the achievement of a 300-units e-bus fleet by end 2024. The buses are operated by several operators under the umbrella of Transjakarta: Perum Damri operates 60 units of electric buses from Skywell...

Polish transport operator Tyskie Linie Trolejbusowe (TLT Tychy) has signed a contract with Solaris Bus & Coach for the delivery of 18 Trollino 12 trolleybuses. The new vehicles will be equipped with a range of innovative solutions aimed at improving passenger comfor...

Autonomous buses and autonomous shuttles: the technology is (almost) ready, the regulatory frameworks not yet, the public not even. But the autonomous bus pilots are multiplying, and several manufacturers already announced autonomous bus fleets launch within a couple years from now. In the meanwhile...

CAVForth autonomous bus project is set to end on 14 February 2025 and will not be renewed following its already planned deadline, as passenger numbers have been lower than those aimed, according to UK trade media Route-One. The project, launched in May 2023, was the first in the UK involving full-si...

by Usha Praveen Telangana state, in the south-central part of the Indian subcontinent, has over 35 million inhabitants. TGSRTC has recently launched 35 luxury electric buses by JBM on the Karimnagar-Hyderabad (Jubilee Bus Station) route, around 160km long. The transport company plans to have as many...

66 new zero emission buses entered recently in operation under the umbrella of public transport authority Movia in Denmark, marking the achievement of half fleet powered by electricity as many as six years ahead of plans. 565 electric buses are now in operation, representing 50% of its total fleet o...