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Europe’s bus and coach driver shortage widens 54%, according to IRU. 105,000 driver positions are missing, 10 percent of the total professional driver population. Over 80% of bus and coach operating companies face severe difficulties to fill driver positions. And driver shortages are forecast to mor...

The second edition of the Global Mobility Call, the key international Congress and Expo dealing with sustainable mobility, will be held in Madrid from 24 to 26 October. Over 10,000 professionals from a spectrum of industries and 25 countries, with a significant presence from European and Latin Ameri...

ZF showcased its new AxTrax 2 LF electric portal axle for low-floor city buses. The series production of AxTrax 2 LF is set to commence in 2025. The new axle represents ZF’s latest e-Mobility evolution, offering improved performance to further support the commercial vehicle industry’s transformation...

Safra finally raised the curtain on the new Hycity hydrogen bus at Busworld. The vehicle replaces its predecessor, the Businova. The Safra Hycity is offered in 2 and 3-door versions with low and full flat floors. It completes the catalog of solutions around decarbonized mobility offered by the compa...

At Busworld’s Van Hool stand it was held the reveal of the Tzen4 bus headed to Paris. The consortium composed by Van Hool, Alstom and Kiepe Electric has indeed developed a unique electric bus for Ile-De-France Mobilités. The Tzen4 is a battery-operated, 24 meter long double articulated bus. Contract...

Iveco Bus has been premiering one of the highlights of Busworld Europe 2023, the E-Way H2 equipped with a fuel cell system by HTWO, Hyundai Motor Group’s fuel cell system-based hydrogen business brand. The company has been showing its full offering of electric vehicles, from city and intercity buses...

At the Busworld Europe in Brussels, Webasto is exhibiting the latest members of its HVH family that deliver 10 and 12 kilowatts (kW) of heat output respectively. These are the second generation models of the world’s first 800-volt heater to enter series production. In conjunction with the intelligen...

Indian electric bus manufacturer JBM Electric Vehicles launched at Busworld its all-electric city bus Ecolife and luxury coach Galaxy. This also marks JBM Electric Vehicles’ entry into the European Union region with an array of products & solutions specifically tailored towards providing end-to-...

BYD premieres two new pure-electric buses at Busworld 2023, alongside two existing models in Europe: the BYD eBus B19 (18.75m) and the BYD eBus B15 (15m), as announced. The 12-metre BYD eBus B12 and the BYD-UNVI DD13 Double-Decker coach both make their European debut at the Expo. What is worth menti...

Temsa showcases at Busworld three models from its zero-emission product range at the Busworld Europe, starting with its intercity hydrogen bus, a collaborative project with CaetanoBus. The producer claims this vehicle is capable of covering a distance of 1,000 kilometers on a single refill. The vehi...