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VDL Groep and automotive supplier Schaeffler announce they are jointly exploring the development and production of a new generation of self-driving electric shuttles for public transport. The two family-owned companies will be showing a first demonstrator of the vehicle at IAA Mobility in Munich. Th...

Bosch is starting the production of new powertrain solutions for electric vehicles based on 800-volt technology. This will make recharging faster and provide a further boost for electromobility. According to the manufacturer, the 800-volt version of the inverter is based on silicon carbide semicondu...

In early August UITP announced DART President & CEO Nadine Lee as Chair of UITP North America Division and newly-formed North America Committee In 2015, UITP opened its first North America office in New York City, seeking to increase the exchange of best practice and networking between North Ame...

Solaris has won both lots of the tender called by Giubileo 2025 spa for a total of 110 hybrid articulated city buses and as many as 322 CNG vehicles, of which 244 are to be supplied immediately plus 78 are subject to the approval of ATAC‘s new Economic and Financial Plan. The news is reported ...

Masats will be presenting its innovations in accessibility systems for public transport at the Busworld fair in Brussels (7-12 october 2023). The all-new RE2 electric ramp The new RE2 ramp, which is placed on the floor of the bus, enables comfortable access to the vehicle with a single 930 x 850 mm ...

BYD has delivered in Chile the first double-decker electric buses headed to the RED Mobility system. These are 10 BYD B12C01 buses. “The story of the electrification of public transport began hand in hand with BYD in Chile in 2017 when the first two electric buses began operating, a year later...

Battery predictive analytics software provider Accure announced in late August it has secured a €7.2 million ($7.8 million) investment. The round was led by Blue Bear Capital and HSBC Asset Management, and included Riverstone Ventures and Capnamic Ventures. The funding “will enable Accure to a...

Busworld Europe 2023 will be back at the Brussels Expo from 7th to 12th October 2023. With 500 exhibitors and an expected 40,000 visitors, Busworld Europe 2023 is set to be the ultimate one-stop shopping destination for all things related to buses and coaches. Four years after the last edition, the ...

The Harrogate Bus Company has placed orders worth £21 million for 39 new buses (20 Mercedes eCitaro and 19 Alexander Dennis Enviro 400EV) and to equip its depot to convert its entire Harrogate fleet to fully electric power. The orders are supported by £7.8 million of funding from the Government’s Ze...

Keolis is changing its corporate governance “strengthening the diversity of profiles, in particular with two external recruitments, and the balance between operational and functional staff for its French and International activities”, the group points out. Laurence Broseta and Jan Kilstr...