You searched: solaris

ZF is highlighting two market successes for its AxTrax AVE electric portal axle (initially known as AVE 130). Firstly, 31 of the famous red London double-decker buses will be equipped with this technology. The electric buses will be built by British manufacturer Optare and comply with one of the str...

by Jean-Philippe Pastre The SYTRAL (Lyon Metropolitan transport authoriry) released on friday 14th september 2018 his strategy to be compliant with the French environmental law which comes into force in 2020. The electro-mobility, with two different technologies get the widest share. Trolleybuses IM...

Yutong fuel cell buses, 25 deliveries are planned for the Winter Olymplics in Zhangjiakou, that will take place in 2022. Yutong, for its fuel cell bus, declares a range of 500 km and 10 – 15 minutes hydrogen refueling time. The China based manufacturer won in January 2018 the bid for 25 fuel c...

Lithuania’s capital Vilnius plans to purchase five full electric and 70 hybrid buses. These first electric Vilnius buses will reportedly join the urban fleet by 2020. Within a overall 38.5 millions euros plan, the capital city authorities also intend to buy 50 gas powered buses and 10 smaller ...

Busworld India 2018 is coming closer. It’ll be the 8th edition of the series, and for the second time it’ll be hosted in Bengaluru. From 29th to 31st August Indian bus & coach industry (more than 70 companies: manufacturers, component suppliers, technology providers and market leader...

by Jean-Philippe Pastre In July the 9th, Saint-Etienne Métropole voted for the In Motion Charging option for the STAS urban network. Saint-Etienne Métropole is one of the very rare cities in France still using trolleybuses in daily operations. A report, written with the Systra engeenering office and...

Two tenders, the first for 3,138 and the second for 1,672 battery electric buses. A total of 4,810 electric buses. Chinese figures, we might say: the buses are bound to hit the road of the Chinese city of Guangzhou. Several companies are involved in the bidding calls. The winner? BYD will provide 4,...

A team work in order to electrify diesel double-decker buses (once used by BVG Berlin for normal service) and deploy them for tourist services in Berlin. Tassima, Ziehl-Abegg and IAV are the protagonists of a project that involves buses originally built for BVG, Berlin public transport company. Afte...

Fuel cell electric bus manufactured by El Dorado National and powered by Ballard Power Systems FCveloCity Hd modules has successfully completed testing at The Altoona Bus Research and Testing Center under a program established by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The announcement come from B...

Mercedes Citaro electric, the time has come. Today Mercedes has showcased its first battery electric city bus, a concept for the first time presented in March. The world premiere of the electric Citaro will be held at IAA in Hannover and the serial production will begin by the end of the year. The e...