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Scottish startup Ember, aiming to build a first-of-its-kind electric intercity bus network in UK, has secured a £5.6m (6.6 million euros) loan from Triodos Bank UK to expand its fleet of zero-emission coaches. Such money “will allow Ember to purchase 14 new coaches, increasing its total fleet ...

Volvo Buses has reportedly decided to discontinue production of the 9700 and 9900 coach range, according to a report published today, 4 July, in the Swedish trade media Bussmagasinet.se, which also quotes statements from Volvo Buses press office. The move to back out of the agreement with Sunsundegu...

MAN has significantly upgraded its entire MAN and Neoplan bus series with many new features in order to accomplish European safety regulations. Model year 2024 bus and coach ranges have been unveiled in Saalfelden, Austria, during a European press meeting serving also as pre-IAA Transportation press...

The Routing Company announces the expansion of Capital District Transportation Authority’s (“CDTA”) FLEX+ on-demand transit service. FLEX+, launched in January 2024, is expanding through the summer months with additional stops throughout downtown Albany. CDTA operates a multimodal transit network  i...

De Lijn announces it is rolling out the first new generation electric buses by VDL into service from its Destelbergen depot on 1 July. The first 5 of 24 e-buses from VDL will strengthen the Flemish Transport Company’s electric fleet in the Ghent region. Order dates back to late 2021. The very ...

Masats has announced an expansion of its facilities up to 25,000m2, to increase its production capacity, thanks to a new building that will be used for the manufacture of aluminum doors for urban vehicles. The expansion is happening “In order to meet growing market demand and strengthen its po...

Latest version of Equipmake’s modular electric chassis is set to be used for repowering of one of the UK’s most in-service double deckers: the Wrightbus Streetdeck. The conversion implies “no reduction in passenger carrying capacity giving”, Equipmake states. Oddly enough, the same Wrigh...

Below, a report we published on the February 2024 issue of Sustainable Bus magazine, authored by Gellért Patthy, Magyarbusz [Info] Over the last years, many of the leader EV traction battery manufacturers and their suppliers chose Hungary as the location of their newly established manufacturing...

Yutong’s performance in 2023 showcased a growing market presence, registering over 36,000 units worldwide and more than 700 units in Europe, with a strong emphasis on electric buses. The company has high expectations for the Italian market, aiming for over 50 BEV bus registrations in 2024 and ...

Wrightbus has chosen Forsee Power‘s ZEN PLUS battery systems to convert more than 1,000 diesel buses into electric ones over the next 3 years, the battery supplier says, within the newly-launched NewPower enterprise. Wrightbus has made repower a strategic development axis and established into ...