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Indcar at FIAA with Bluebus 6-meter now marketed as e-B6 minibus

Indcar is taking part in the 15th edition of FIAA accompanied by the e-B6 electric minibus (a rebranding of the Bluebus 6-meter e-bus that Indicar is marketing in Spain and Italy), as well as the company’s two most popular models, the Mobi City and the Wing. The presentation took place on Octo…

Irizar launches new i3 intercity e-bus model at FIAA

Irizar has launched the new i3 intercity e-bus model at FIAA in Madrid. On show there are: also a new generation Irizar i6S Efficient unit, an i6S Efficient Hydrogen, and an Irizar ie tram urban electric vehicle. The bodywork of the new electric Irizar i3 is available in an integral self-supporting …

Temsa LD SB E: all the features of the Turkish intercity high-floor electric bus

It is the present of urban transport. For intercity transport, it is one of the possible futures. We are talking about BEV technology. Even if the viability of battery electric buses in the city bus segment (costs aside) is now established, as far as intercity mission profiles are concerned, there a…

Transdev has ordered 96 e-buses from Solaris for deployment in Utrecht (Netherlands)

Transdev Nederland has placed an order for as many as 96 Solaris Urbino Electric buses. The OEM has just announced the deal, that dates back to earlier this year, as Solaris points out. Deliveries are scheduled for the last quarter of 2025. Solaris to deliver electric buses in Utrecht Transdev Neder…

Irizar e-mobility will provide 10 e-buses in Brest (France)

Irizar e-mobility announces it has won another contract for electric buses in a new French métropole. RATP Dev, the operator of the Bibus network for Brest Métropole, will start operating ten new Irizar electric buses in mid-July 2025. Also Heuliez-made e-buses are operating in the same city. It is …

E-buses sold in the Italian market are growing 70% in 2024. Iveco, Solaris and Karsan are leading

The number of electric buses registered in Italy continues to grow. From 1 January to 30 September 2024 (considering then the first three quarters of the year), 499 battery-powered buses were registered, compared to 294 in the same period last year: +205 units, or +70%. The figures are reported on I…

Australian Volgren rolls out first hydrogen bus based on Wrightbus chassis technology

Australian bus bodybuilder Volgren is rolling out of production a first hydrogen-powered bus model manufactured in cooperation with Northern Irish bus manufacturer Wrightbus. Back in 2019, Volgren announced launch of its first battery-electric on BYD chassis. The deal with Wrightbus for fuel cell bu…

Solaris Urbino 18 hydrogen has been elected Bus of the Year 2025

The international Bus of the Year jury has awarded the title of Bus of the Year 2025 to the Solaris Urbino 18 hydrogen. This marks the second title for a Solaris vehicle and the first time in the competition’s history, which has been held since 1989, that a zero-emission hydrogen-powered vehicle has…

Three new supply contracts for Iveco Bus in France, for a total of 51 e-buses and Fcev

Fifty-one buses, 31 hydrogen fuel cell and 20 electric, all E-Way models. Iveco Bus consolidates its position as market leader in France by winning three supply contracts for zero-emission buses. The Cannes Lérins Urban Community has renewed its partnership with Oem by ordering twelve Gx 337 H2 Lini…

New hydrogen bus order for Iveco Bus in France: up to 19 vehicles contracted in the Lorient Agglomeration

Lorient Agglomeration, in France, has contracted with Iveco Bus for the supply of the first 5 zero-emission hydrogen GX 337 H2 buses, in the Linium, BRT version, which will join the IziLo network in the second half of 2025. A total of 19 buses will be supplied for progressive commissioning by 2025. …

Karsan will provide fuel cell buses equipped with Toyota fuel cells starting in 2025

Karsan has signed a H2-powered cooperation with Toyota. The two companies plan to launch their first hydrogen fuel cell-equipped buses in 2025. In the fuel cell bus sector, Toyota is already working with Portuguese CaetanoBus and Daimler Buses. Karsan fuel cell buses with Toyota modules Karsan intro…

Solaris began delivery of articulated H2 buses in Cologne, that has the largest fuel cell bus fleet in Europe

At the beginning of September, the public transport operator Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK) introduced the first articulated Solaris hydrogen buses into city traffic. The delivered buses are part of a fuel cell bus order placed in September last year (the third between the two companies!) for 18 of…

Daimler Buses cooperates with H2 Mobility for the expansion of hydrogen tank infrastructure in Germany

Daimler Buses and H2 Mobility Germany are cooperating in the expansion of the hydrogen tank infrastructure for transportation companies. From now on, Daimler will be brokering the range of hydrogen tank services of H2 Mobility Germany for buses with hydrogen-based fuel cells as part of a holistic co…

King County Metro in Seattle turns to Kiepe for upgrading trolleybuses’ batteries and chargers (up to 170)

King County Metro in Seattle, Washington has ordered a major battery and battery charger upgrade for up to 170 electric trolleybuses, which are charged while in motion, to supplier Kiepe. These buses will now benefit from advanced In Motion Charging technology. Deliveries are set to commence in late…

First Bus sites in York, Leicester and Norwich are now verified net zero-emission depots

Following the full electrification of its commercial bus fleets in York, Leicester and Norwich, First Bus has just announced that these three sites are now verified net zero-emission depots and are amongst the first in the country to achieve this milestone. The depots have built on the progress of t…

Kempower released weak Q2 2024 (and half 2024) financial results

Finland-based chargers supplier Kempower reported weak second quarter results for the year 2024, with a decrease in terms of order intake, revenue, operative EBIT considering the first half of the year. Indeed, the Finnish company, which has recently inaugurated its brand-new factory in Durham, Nort…

E-mobility according to Scania: with the birth of Erinion will install 40,000 charging points by 2030

Scania has strengthened its e-mobility offering with new charging solutions through the establishment of Erinion, a new company specializing in private and semi-public charging solutions that plans to install 40,000 new charging points by 2030. In addition, the public-use charging infrastructure for…

The Mobility House ventures into battery storage together with GESI

The Mobility House and Green Energy Storage Initiative SE (GESI Giga Batteries), a project developer of large-scale battery storage systems, have founded a joint venture whose goal is to build and commercialize large-scale battery storage systems to accelerate the next phase of the energy transition…

CarMedialab to provide smart charge management solution for e-buses in four depots across New York

In partnership with New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Guth DeConzo Construction Management, CarMedialab will supply a cloud-based charge management solution to New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). This smart charging project will support MTA’s electrification plans in one of the…

Saga Tenix establishes office in UK. David Rooney from First Bus hired as sales director

E-bus telematics services provider Saga Tenix, from Norway, is establishing a new office in UK. David Rooney has been appointed in the position of Sales Director for the UK and Ireland. Saga Tenix is a provider of electric bus (and electric truck) telematics services (it has for instance d…

Masstrans Technologies at Prawaas 4.0 with a suite of IT solutions aiming to enhancing public transportation

by Usha Praveen Masstrans Technologies, based in Pune, India, highlighted at Prawaas 4.0 Expo its dedication to advancing public transport and smart city solutions.  At the same expo Prawaas 4.0, Volvo – Eicher joint-venture VECV showcased 3 vehicles, including EV intercity coach, Tata Motors raised…

Optibus takes over Datik from Irizar group on an expansion into real-time data solutions

Optibus is expanding into real-time data with the acquisition of Datik, a transportation technology company based in Basque Country, Spain, and formerly owned by Irizar group. The move will see Datik collaborate with Optibus’ R&D and product teams on the development and launch of B2B and B2G Saa…

King County Metro turns to CarMedialab (INIT) for e-bus management system. Over 600 EVs to be monitored

Seattle’s carrier King County Metro (KCM) has entered a five-year partnership with INIT to provide an advanced vehicle health monitoring system and smart charge management system from CarMedialab, a member of the INIT Group. The cloud-based technologies will be conveyed across an initial forty…

Otokar has exported for the first time its telematics solution Bus Monitor (in Portugal)

Otokar announces it has exported for the first time its self-developed telematics solution, Bus Monitor, to Portugal. The Turkish group is therefore expanding its export portfolio of vehicles to include technological solutions. Designed to optimize public transport operations, Bus Monitor helps oper…