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German Federal Minister Robert Habeck has paid a visit to MAN plant in Ankara, Turkey. Habeck is in charge of Economic Affairs and Climate Action. In its presence, Alexander Vlaskamp, Chairman of the Executive Board of MAN Truck & Bus SE, once again emphasised the importance of expanding the pub...

Blue Bird has delivered its 1,500th electric, zero-emission school bus to Modesto City Schools in California. Blue Bird recently celebrated the grand opening of its Electric Vehicle (EV) Build-up Center in Georgia, which will enable the company to increase its long-term production capacity to 5,000 ...

Italy is Arriva’s second market to launch its Glimble technology, following initial development and roll-out in the Netherlands. The Arriva-owned innovation enables search, plan, book and pay facilities with any mode of public transport, shared transport or micro-mobility provider. Arriva Group is i...

Budapest has plans to deploy 50 new e-buses, as a new procurement has just been launched. Budapest tram fleet is also being renewed: BKK and the Municipality of Budapest, as part of the Széchenyi Plan Plus programme, have purchased 51 new vehicles, of the Urbos 3 type built by the Spa...

In Germany, the Krefeld’s public transport operator, SWK Mobil Krefeld, is procuring ten Urbino 12 hydrogen buses from Solaris. These Solaris fuel cell buses will be delivered by May 2025. The first three of these emission-free Solaris buses will be delivered to th...

The second edition of Global Mobility Call wrapped up with great success in all its indicators, as onsite visitors increased by 42% to 8,000 professionals; and around 500 speakers took part in some of the 120 sectoral round tables and conferences. With over 104 participating organizations, the numbe...

Transport for London (TfL) recently celebrated the launch of its 1,000th zero-emission bus – a StreetDeck Electroliner that entered service with Metroline at its Edgware garage, manufactured by Wrightbus and equipped with the Voith Electrical Drive System (VEDS). TfL plans to have its entire bus fle...

Optibus, an artificial intelligence operating system for public transportation, has been chosen by SONDA S.A., a contractor of the Directorio de Transporte Público Metropolitano (DTPM) of Santiago, as the official planning, scheduling, and EV management software for all buses across the city, with t...

Iveco Bus Crossway range has broken a new production record as the 60,000th unit rolled off the assembly line since its launch in 2006. Manufacturing, as widely known, takes place at the Vysoke Myto plant (Czech Republic), one of the largest facility in Czech Republic and Eastern Europe, and Europe’...

First Bus has appointed Tom Donnelly as Operations Manager for York depot. He leads of team of staff managers and supervisors supporting a crew of over 200 drivers and a fleet of more than 80 buses. Tom Donnelly appointed Operations Manager for First Bus’ York depot An order of 53 StreetDeck E...