News

Fuel cell bus project dismissed, a fleet of 120 12-meter e-buses that won’t be expanded (and rumors of intention to sell them have quite strong). This is, according to German media, the situation facing ESWE Verkehr, public transport operator of the city of Wiesbaden. The Wiesbaden-based trans...

Deliveries of the 10 Metrostyle Trollino ordered from Solaris in September 2022 have begun in Arnhem, the Netherlands. On January 23, 2024, the first one, numbered 5275, arrived in the Dutch city and was immediately deployed on the Arnhem-Oosterbeck-Wageningen line 352. As far as Oosterbeck, the new...

Optibus announces that usage of its software for planning and operating more sustainable and efficient public transportation has grown to 5,000 cities. The milestone comes with Optibus’ adoption in Manaus, Brazil, where the Union of Passenger Transport Companies of the State of Amazonas (Sinetram) w...

The European electric bus market experienced a remarkable surge in registrations in 2023, with a 53% growth in 2023. A total of 6,354 electric buses were registered across EU27, Norway, Iceland, and Switzerland. Notably, over 42% of city buses now operate as zero-emission vehicles. But let’s s...

Motor provider Traktionssysteme Austria announces it’s supplying electric motor to Solaris, that will be delivering in Berlin a fleet of 50 Urbino 18 Electric (with options for up to 700 vehicles). In 2021, TSA has won one of the largest delivery contracts ever awarded in Europe. Up to 4,500 m...

ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions division is leveraging global growth opportunities brought by increasing trends towards decarbonizing commercial vehicles, as on 14 February, the division opened a plant in Oragadam, India (Tamil Nadu Province), where electric components will also be produced ...

“Bus of the Year” and “Ecological Bus of the Year”. Two awards, one winner: the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro Fuel Cell. The electric “Star” with hydrogen range extender took home the two awards in Spain at the national competition organized by Editec. A jury of 817 trans...

Yutong U12 battery-electric bus has been undergoing extreme cold challenge in Kirkenes, Norway, during testing activities conducted by the manufacturer. “In a live test of 105 km, Yutong U12 showed a power consumption of 1.56 kWh/km in an ice and snow environment in Kirkenes where the temperat...

The authorities of the city of Galați, in Romania, have ordered Solaris 40 battery buses. 20 Urbino 9 LE electric and 20 Urbino 12 electric will be delivered to the customer at the beginning of 2025, according to plans. Romania saw a significant increase in e-bus registrations last year: with 368 BE...

ATM Group has launched a French division. Milan public transport carrier ATM has announced the launch of ATM France via a Linkedin post. The operator already manages the Thessaloniki and Copenhagen undergrounds (it has been running the Danish capital’s driverless lines since 2008) has indeed p...