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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...

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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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Foton to export over 1,000 e-buses in Santiago de Chile

Foton signed a deal for 1,022 electric city buses headed to Santiago de Chile. Total value? 1.6 billion RMB. The deal, signed in August, marks the biggest order of domestically manufactured electric city buses from the overseas market. Currently, over 300 units of Foton electric buses (accounting ne...

UK, record-breaking order from First Bus: 193 ebuses to Wrightbus

This is the largest order for electric buses in the UK, excluding the capital London. Leading the way is First Bus, which has awarded an order worth £81 million, for a total of 193 ebuses to manufacturer Wrightbus, scheduled to hit the roads in March 2023. First Bus will invest £43 million in the ne...

Pelican launches the 9-meter e-bus Yutong E9 in the UK

Pelican have announced during August that they are launching a new, smaller zero emission vehicle, named Yutong E9. The E9 has an overall length of 8.94 metre, and a width of 2.42 metre. The vehicle will be highly manoeuvrable, and ideal for both rural and urban applications, the dealer points out. ...
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