Electric Bus

Electric bus deployment represents a major trends in the international landscape of urban public transportation. Latest news, market trends, key studies, product launches, electric bus manufacturers, analysis: these are just a few hints about the information you can get here on ‘Electric bus’ section of Sustainable Bus.

RNV awarded Daimler with a new e-bus order for Mannheim: 15 vehicles in 2020, up to 30 in two years

RNV awarded Daimler with a new e-bus order for Mannheim: 15 vehicles in 2020, up to 30 in two years

Mario2020-11-25T13:03:49+01:00November 25th, 2020|

RNV is taking the next step towards an increasing deployment of zero emission buses. 15 battery-electric buses to be delivered [...]

Time for electric school buses in Poland. 3 vehicles sold by Solaris so far under national programme

Time for electric school buses in Poland. 3 vehicles sold by Solaris so far under national programme

Mario2020-11-25T07:43:12+01:00November 25th, 2020|

It's time for electric school buses in Poland. Another vehicle has been delivered to its destination by Solaris. For a few days now, the commune [...]

Proterra has sold 1,000 battery-electric buses so far

Proterra has sold 1,000 battery-electric buses so far

Mario2020-11-23T16:24:04+01:00November 23rd, 2020|

1,000 battery-electric buses with Proterra's logo have been sold to date (ordered and delivered). The California-based company announced that Broward [...]

Electric school buses in the US: 27,000 units to be built in ten years, Interact Analysis forecasts

Electric school buses in the US: 27,000 units to be built in ten years, Interact Analysis forecasts

Mario2020-11-23T11:49:30+01:00November 23rd, 2020|

«On average 480,000 yellow buses carry upwards of 25 million children to school on a daily basis in the US. [...]

Zurich is the first ‘home’ of the Mercedes eCitaro G. Three vehicles on a shuttle line

Zurich is the first ‘home’ of the Mercedes eCitaro G. Three vehicles on a shuttle line

Mario2020-11-23T09:46:31+01:00November 23rd, 2020|

First commercial application for the Mercedes eCitaro G. Three vehicles are in operation in Zurich on the ETH Link managed [...]

Next step for Schaffhausen electric bus project. 13 Irizar e-buses to be delivered from summer 2021

Next step for Schaffhausen electric bus project. 13 Irizar e-buses to be delivered from summer 2021

Mario2020-11-23T11:24:50+01:00November 23rd, 2020|

The electric bus project of the Schaffhausen public transport company, in Switzerland, is taking a step forward. After the supply [...]

RET Rotterdam places a follow-up order with VDL for up to 50 e-buses. With High Energy battery

RET Rotterdam places a follow-up order with VDL for up to 50 e-buses. With High Energy battery

Mario2020-11-20T11:18:10+01:00November 20th, 2020|

Remember the 55-units electric bus order secured by VDL from RET Rotterdam, with vehicles then delivered during 2019? Well, now [...]

Arrival goes public: it’ll be listed on NASDAQ at $5.4 billion valuation

Arrival goes public: it’ll be listed on NASDAQ at $5.4 billion valuation

Mario2020-11-20T09:00:50+01:00November 20th, 2020|

Arrival announces it has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with CIIG Merger Corp. The newly combined company will [...]

UK, Boris Johnson unveils strategy for Green Industrial Revolution. ADL praises the commitment

UK, Boris Johnson unveils strategy for Green Industrial Revolution. ADL praises the commitment

Mario2020-11-19T10:47:42+01:00November 19th, 2020|

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a green plan focused on investments in renewable sources and clean mobility. A [...]

ViriCiti, a report on energy distribution of electric buses. Accessories consume 28% of e-bus energy

ViriCiti, a report on energy distribution of electric buses. Accessories consume 28% of e-bus energy

Mario2020-11-19T10:23:50+01:00November 19th, 2020|

How much energy is regenerated? How much is used by accessories? Which is the average energy efficiency of an e-bus? [...]