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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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Hyundai unveiled a double decker battery electric bus

Hyundai is expanding its business from cars to buses, starting from a double decker with electric drivetrain (while projects on fuel cell buses are already underway). The zero emission bus unveiled by Hyundai Motor is 13 meter long, boasts a battery capacity of 384 kWh and a power output of 240 kW. ...

NFI takes over Alexander Dennis

Alexander Dennis’s story as an independent bus builder has come to an end. The British company, the world’s leading manufacturer of double decker buses, has been taken over by the Canadian group NFI for 405 million dollars (some 360 million euros). The operation aims to “create a m...

Swedish municipality of Piteå to go all electric with Nobina

Nobina announced it won the service contract for public transport in Piteå municipality (north of Sweden). The operator will accompany the municipality towards a zero emission bus fleet: at the beginning of the contract in July 2020, all city buses (twelve) will be electrically powered. Nobina, 12 e...

20 fuel cell double decker buses will run in London

Transport for London will operate 20 fuel cell double decker buses (through EU funded JIVE project). The vehicles, built by British manufacturer Wrightbus and powered by Ballard Power Systems, are scheduled to arrive in London next year. In the same year 2020 also Liverpool is going to have the firs...
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