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The supervisory boards of MAN and Traton have extended his contract until November 2029 ahead of schedule, MAN states in a press note. Vlaskamp has been in charge of MAN Truck & Bus since the end of 2021, following Andreas Tostmann. Vlaskamp’s former roles included working for Scania in Germany and ...

Hess announced the awarding of a contract for 13 double-articulated trolleybuses from Bernmobil. The vehicles are to be deployed on the Bern - Köniz/Schliern line 10 from summer 2026 and offer around 30 percent more capacity than conventional articulated trolleybuses. The Swiss operator has also or...

Wiener Linien is set to introduce ten hydrogen-powered buses on Line 39A by the end of 2025. Following a European tender process, CaetanoBus, in collaboration with Toyota, emerged as the successful bidder to supply the H2.City Gold buses.

Wrightbus has secured a new order for hydrogen-powered (single-decker) buses in Europe, in Germany: requesting them from Saarbahn GmbH , which has ordered Kite Hydroliners FCEV, the first of which will be delivered during 2024. Saarbahn transports about 43.7 million passengers by road and rail each ...

Jean-Marc Gales, Wrightbus CEO, is quoted by Bus & Coach Buyer as saying that "The concept is ready, the predevelopment work has been done, so we are confident we can launch it in 2026". It's not yet clear if the vehicles will be in-house built or realized in cooperation with bodybuilder partners.

MAN rolls out battery repair centres in Europe: two first hubs are already in operation, in Germany and Spain - more are to follow in Europe in 2024 and 2025. Plans provide for battery centers to be established in 2024 and 2025 in Italy, Denmark/Norway, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Poland ...

Second flash-charging contract in a short period of time for the ‘couple’ Hess – Hitachi Energy in Italy. After Genoa, the city of Vicenza has awarded a contract for 16 Hess lighTram TOSA (thanks to 19 million euros of State financing). City public transport carrier SVT will deploy...

The European electric bus market experienced a remarkable surge in registrations in 2023, with a 53% growth in 2023. A total of 6,354 electric buses were registered across EU27, Norway, Iceland, and Switzerland. Notably, over 42% of city buses now operate as zero-emission vehicles. But let’s s...

Yutong U12 battery-electric bus has been undergoing extreme cold challenge in Kirkenes, Norway, during testing activities conducted by the manufacturer. “In a live test of 105 km, Yutong U12 showed a power consumption of 1.56 kWh/km in an ice and snow environment in Kirkenes where the temperat...

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...