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The ‘Green’ trolleybus took its first steps in Pescara. Technical tests began at 9 a.m. on Thursday 22 February 2024 on the new trolleybus line, known as ‘La Verde’, 8 km and 150 metres long with 25 stops, which will connect Pescara’s railway station with the large hote...

Iveco Bus fuel cell model is now listed in UGAP's catalogue. Being included in the list of Union of Public Purchasing Groups means that public purchasers in France are thus exempted from tendering and competition procedures. Operators can buy directly through UGAP by placing a classic purchase order...

The European e-bus market saw a 53% growth in registrations last year: in 2023 as many as 6,354 were registered in EU27 + Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. Over 42% of city buses were zero-emission (BEV and Hydrogen), quickly growing from 15% in 2020 (tripling in three years). Overall, 13,466 buses w...

French market registered a 4.9% growth in 2023, a year that saw bus and coach registrations rising up to 5,696, according to data by the Comité des Constructeurs Français d’Automobiles (CCFA) and shared via Linkedin by French trade journalist Francois Gilbert. Market leaders? Easy to say: Comité des...

282 zero emission buses today in operation in Belgium, 40% coming from MAN’s factories (but also Van Hool is in good position with 54 units running). And 292 are set to be introduced in 2024 and 2025 based on contract already signed: the main part of these will be covered by Iveco Bus (contrac...

The Italian bus market experienced a boom in 2023. And so after the 2,351 number plates registered during 2022, according to data collected by ANFIA, registrations of buses over 8 ton hit the figure of 4,043 in 2023. To find such a volume, we have to go back to 2024. The growth on 2022 is […]

The board of De Lijn, the public transport authority and operator in Flanders, Belgium, has approved the putchase of 92 standard (12 m) electric buses from BYD Europe. Deliveries are set to begin in early 2025. The order represents an investment of more than 43 million euro. “This order confirms tha...

130 vehicles (trolleybuses and e-buses) have just been awarded in Genoa, Italy. Solaris (in partnership with Skoda) will supply 112 IMC trolleybuses for a value of more than EUR 100 million. The second part of the contract, dedicated to electric flash charging buses for the Valbisagno route, has see...

The city of Pau in southern France attracted attention in 2019 with the introduction of eight Van Hool ExquiCity 18 fuel cell buses, marking a pioneering moment for the deployment of hydrogen buses in regular public service. These buses, part of the H2-BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system known as Fébus, ...

For the German group Kiepe Electric, Busworld Europe 2023 has been the opportunity for the world premiere for mobile High-Power Charging (mHPC) with the K-Charger, which charges electric buses with up to 800 kW in mere minutes. Another highlight was the world premiere of the Tzen4, a 24 meter double...