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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...

Is the future of electric buses in Great Britain at risk? The alarm is raised by Zenobe, the largest owner and operator of electric vehicle fleets in the United Kingdom, in a new study (“Charging Forward: How Electric Bus Fleets Can Energyise the UK’s Cities”) which illustrates the future of t...

Public transport operators are grappling with environmental regulations and rising fuel costs: in this context, the decision to replace or renew entire bus fleets becomes increasingly complex. A possible alternative is then represented by the strategic replacement of bus engines. This approach offer...

Alexander Dennis is working on developing the next generation of the Enviro200EV single decker range, which will be launched in 2025 to expand the company’s zero-emission bus offering in the UK. An offering that already includes the Enviro 100EV and Enviro 400EV in its portfolio. The new Envir...

After Japan, so does the United Kingdom: Karsan is now also expanding to Britain, bringing its e-Jest electric minibus to the island. The Turkish manufacturer, at the Euro Bus Expo in Birmingham, presented the model with right side drive. Karsan at Euro Bus Expo: expansion in UK The vehicle, six met...

The echoes of BVG’s latest 50-meter tram in Berlin, unveiled in July 2024, had not yet died down when we witnessed another record in Germany, this time in the Rhine Necktar Region (RNV) where a 60-metre long tram, an absolute world record, went into service. This is the new ForCity Smart 38 T,...

Leather supplier Muirhead announces it is attending Euro Bus Expo 2024 showing its vision for tomorrow’s sustainable bus and coach seat covers. Ahead of this year’s Euro Bus Expo in Birmingham, the Scottish manufacturer says “leathers with excellent biodegradability and compostability characte...

An autonomous bus pilot is set to begin in Gothenburg, Sweden, in spring 2025. Passengers will be welcomed on board since August. The news is reported on Swedish trade media Bussmagasinet.se. PTA and PTO in charge of the project are Västtrafik and Vy Buss. Technological partners? The Norwegian compa...

After a year of road testing, Altas Auto has finally completed tuning work on its urban electric, the Novus City V7, made in collaboration with Chinese Oem Zhongtong. A model that in recent months we have had the opportunity to get to know closely. The Novus City V7 from Altas Auto The Lithuanian ma...