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On October 8, we had reported how Ebusco had announced a proposed strategic partnership with Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion, opening up the possibility of bringing the player into the company. Gotion, moreover, has been the Dutch Oem’s longtime battery supplier since 2018. The partnership...

Mercedes eIntouro, the launch gets closer: Daimler Buses has presented the near-production prototype of the first intercity bus under Daimler Truck umbrella to be powered by electricity. Interestingly enough, it’s equipped with a different set of battery and driveline than the eCitaro range, m...

Mercedes eIntouro will be available for orders in first quarter of 2025. The near-production prototype of the BEV version of Daimler Buses’ intercity bus has been presented today at eMobility Days 2024 in Berlin, where a series of other novelties have been presented (including new battery part...

This week we attended Euro Bus Expo, the UK’s biennial bus and coach market exhibition. While the show offered limited product innovations, there were notable developments in industrial and commercial strategies. Looking at the main manufacturers in UK, notable absentees included Volvo (that had a 1...

Irizar is going to move in a new facility in the UK in late 2025, located near Blyth in north Nottinghamshire. The Spanish group had purchase a 4 acre site in 2018, but project was slowed down by Brexit and pandemic. Now the company states it has submitted a Planning application, while selection of ...

Mellor is undergoing a major strategic shift following its late-2023 acquisition by Dumarey Group, who took over parent company WN VTech after it entered into administration. Under the new leadership, Mellor has refocused its priorities, discontinuing the Sigma range (launched in 2021 and strongly p...

Alexander Dennis announces first independent operator to place an order for Enviro200EV e-buses: it’s Falcon Buses and it’ll be deploying 13 units of the model set for launch next year. The order was confirmed at Euro Bus Expo 2024 exhibition, where further details on the new model were ...

Axles and transmissions supplier BRIST has introduced a specialized driveline package tailored for airport buses, featuring its latest IDS CEN 120-225 and IS 120-225 axles. According to BRIST, these advanced axles are designed to elevate both performance and maneuverability in airport bus operations...

Solaris has won a tender for 45 double-articulated Urbino 24 electric buses, that will be integrated into the transport network of the Belgian city of Liège. The first order under this tender was placed for 18 buses, the OEM says, by Wallonia’s regional transport company (Opérateur de transport de W...

Keolis announces it has been selected by Île-de-France Mobilités as the new operator for 42 bus lines in the Marne and Brie area starting in 2025. Keolis will manage a fleet of 350 buses. Keolis has indeed been awarded Île-de-France Mobilités’ concession contract (DSP) 9, a key part of the ongoing c...