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In the latest decade, Pelican has established itself as a key player in the UK’s zero-emission bus and coach market. Partnering with Yutong since 2014 as their exclusive UK dealer, the company has today a fleet of over 500 electric vehicles in service and another 450 on order. We met Ian Downie, Hea...

At the recent FIAA exhibition in Madrid, Yutong presented a selection of its latest electric models, designed for applications ranging from urban transport to long-distance luxury travel. According to Yutong, the company has delivered over 190,000 pure electric buses worldwide, collectively travelin...

This week we attended Euro Bus Expo, the UK’s biennial bus and coach market exhibition. While the show offered limited product innovations, there were notable developments in industrial and commercial strategies. Looking at the main manufacturers in UK, notable absentees included Volvo (that had a 1...

Coventry City Council’s target to be the UK’s first all-electric bus fleet by 2025 has received a boost as another 64 buses are being rolled out across the city by Stagecoach. This means that more than 200 buses, 80% of all those operating within and travelling into the city, will now be electric ba...

On 26 August a new fleet of 214 electric buses headed to the south of Santiago de Chile has been presented. The new vehicles, provided by Chinese Yutong, will operate on 13 services, which will benefit more than 280,000 people per week. According to the Minister of Transport, Juan Carlos Muñoz, the ...

FlixBus has launched in mid August a 100% electric long-distance coach service between Cambridge and London in partnership with carrier Whippet and Zenobē. The route is an almost 200km (124 miles) round trip, and is trialled for six weeks on FlixBus’ long-distance coach network. The news follows the...