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Hochbanh to deploy up to 240 electric buses in Hamburg by 2031

New developments are on the horizon for the Hochbahn fleet, Hamburg’s public transport operator: after embarking on the electrification of its vehicle fleet in recent years — with 350 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses scheduled for delivery by December 2030 — the company has announced that it will purchas...

Ebusco, from revolutionary promises to the race for survival

Ebusco, that started operations in Europe in 2012, remains under pressure to stabilize its operations and secure long-term viability. The company is currently implementing a Turnaround Plan that includes the transition to a OED (Original Equipment Designer) company, with outsourced production. Let'...

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Driver shortage pushes bus depots toward automation

Europe’s public transport operators are entering a period where staffing pressure and fleet electrification meet in the same place: the bus depot. Around 105,000 bus and coach driver positions remain unfilled across Europe (IRU figures cited in sector analyses), and a meaningful slice of working tim...

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New order for Karsan in Romania: 10 Atak Electric awarded

New electric order for Karsan in Romania. The Turkish manufacturer has been awarded Mangalia City’s electric bus tender, for a total of ten 8-meter Atak Electric. With the buses to be delivered to Mangalia in two batches in July and September this year, the number of Karsan buses in the Romani...

Volvo electric bus being tested in Mexico City

Volvo Buses extends the reach of its electromobility solutions to the Latin American market by testing the Volvo 7900 Electric in Mexico City. The bus is being tested on route 4 of the Mexico City Metrobús system. The fully electric unit is 12 metres long, features Volvo Buses’ characteristic techno...

e-troFit enters a cooperation with Paul Nutzfahrzeuge

e-troFit GmbH and Paul Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH have joined forces in what they term a preferred partnership. The cooperation agreement was signed in April 2021 by the two CEOs, Andreas Hager for e-troFit GmbH and Walter Pötzinger for Paul Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH. The latter is a German company which produces ...

Nova Bus delivers e-buses in Brampton (Canada)

Nova Bus has launched in operation a batch of two forty foot, fully electric Nova Bus LFSe in Brampton (Canada). The electric buses were delivered earlier this year as part of the Canadian Consortium for Urban Transportation Research and Innovation (CUTRIC) Canada-wide Interchangeability Project. Th...

91 new e-buses started operations in Bogota in March

In Bogota, Colombia, following the city’s recent awarding of over 1000 e-buses, 91 new e-buses started circulating in March. Also, a third e-bus depot was inaugurated. It is worth mentioning that the 1,002 e-buses awarded to BYD in early 2021 represent the largest order for pure-electric buses outsi...

CTA Chicago tests electric buses and pursues 100% e-fleet by 2040

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has put six prototype electric buses on in-service testing with passengers. During this testing period, started in early April, the vehicles will run on the #66 Chicago route and be monitored for their performance on the road. Once they have proven successful, the...

Kamaz opens an e-bus plant in Moscow

Russian vehicle manufacturer Kamaz announces it has opened a plant to produce electric buses in Moscow. The production site is located on the territory of the Sokolniki Car Repair and Construction Plant (SVARZ) – a branch of the State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans, the company says. Accordingly, an...

Bad Tölz (Germany) gets its first e-buses from Ebusco

Ebusco has completed deliveries of four e-buses in Bad Tölz, Germany. The vehicles were showcased by the operator RVO. According to the local media Merkur.de, the battery-electric buses from the Dutch manufacturer had a cost of 500,000 euros each. Bad Tölz gets its first e-buses from Ebusco The new ...
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