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New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE H2. The North American manufacturer unveiled the Xcelsior Charge H2, thus becoming the first company in the US to offer two models of hydrogen bus, both eligible for federal funding. In fact, the 40 foot as well as the 60 foot (12.1 and 18.2 meter) model have successfully c...

Following, our 4th and last report about Ebus test 2018, held in Bonn in October 2018. The event is organized by the German magazine Omnibusspiegel. In this fourth article we focus on the VDL Citea SLFA-181 Electric, one of the three contenders. You can click HERE for the introduction, HERE for the ...

In Spain the Mercedes eCitaro has been awarded with the Spanish prize City Bus of the Year 2019. The ebus from Stuttgart was chosen by a jury made up of 46 experts from transport companies and associations, and the vote is run by the Editec publishing house, Mercedes points out in a press release. M...

A call for tender for the supply of a total of 56 electric buses. In Romania the cities of Braşov and Timişoara will soon have articulated electric buses on the road, thanks to the tender issued by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration together with the two municipalities. T...

The EBUS Award 2019 for electric bus manufacturers goes to… VDL Bus & Coach. The prize has been delivered yesterday at ElekBu exhibition in Berlin. Alzo ZF and Heliox were awarded for electric drive and charging infrastructure respectively, while KVB Cologne received two EBUS Award. A Germ...

Chinese electric city bus market is close to saturation, thus Chinese manufacturers will look with increasing determination to European and overseas markets. In the meanwhile, global electric bus market is expected to reach over 160,000 units delivered yearly by 2025 (today we have around 2,200 elec...

Following, our 2nd report about Ebus test 2018, held in Bonn in October 2018. The event is organized by the German magazine Omnibusspiegel. In this second article we focus on the Sileo S 18, one of the three contenders. You can click HERE for the introduction and HERE for the overview on the Solaris...

From October 2019 Denmark will have in operation the country first fuel cell bus system, in Aalborg. Three Van Hool buses and the refuelling station are financed by the EU through the project 3Emotion, whose aim is to promote hydrogen technology in public transport. The hydrogen buses in North Jutla...

650 electric buses to be purchased by 2035. Tallin public transport company is planning a quick transition to a fully electric bus fleet. Surprisingly the plan would reportedly include the abandon not only of the internal combustion engine buses (some gas buses are yet to be delivered) but also of t...

Italian government pushes for the transition to electric and gas fuelled buses, respectively in urban centres and suburban areas, with a 3.7 billion euros allocation over the period 2019 – 2033. The money could be used by regions or municipalities in order to buy electric buses (either battery...