Alternative drive coach

Among the finalists for the Sustainable Bus Awards 2024, one model stands out: the Irizar i6S Efficient Hydrogen. Nobody has never heard of it before. Picture was provided by the Basque group a couple days ago and included in the communication materials released by the award’s organization. No...

Equipmake is showcasing its coach repower technology at ITT Hub in Farnborough. The technology can provide pure electric ranges up to 250 miles, and it is entirely scalable and modular, Equipmake says. Named “Equipmake’s Zero Emission Drivetrain (ZED)”, it can be applied to any coach, fr...

After announcing that the Egyptian company MCV (Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles) will produce bodyworks for its electric buses for the European market, Volvo Buses has announced that it has placed a bet on the Spanish company Sunsundegui – a historic partner – for the production of bod...

Equipmake has agreed a partnership with coach company Westway Coaches to accelerate the repowering of its fleet. The London-based coach company is the only operator to run fully electric coaches in UK. The agreement will see Equipmake further accelerate the electrification of Westway Coaches’ fleet ...

Below, a contribution by Antonio Augusto Fernandes, Professor Emeritus, University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering (aaf@fe.up.pt)Picture caption: Feup eCoach interior design (Registered as a Community Design, with the Nº 008640346-0001, at the European Union Intellectual Property Office ) The deman...

A hydrogen-powered double-decker bus where cars can be loaded onto the roof and travel in a fully comfortable environment, similar to that of a business class train. This is the project, undoubtedly unconventional, of a French start-up based in Dijon, called Symone. For now, the idea is only illustr...