Charging batteries, food for minds [The Battery Cycle #4]
An examination of charging strategies for lithium-ion batteries, from depot to opportunity charging, highlighting CCCV behavior, power scaling limits, and chemistry-dependent effects
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Alpitronic expands charging offer to bus and truck depots with new Depot Dispenser
Alpitronic has introduced a new Depot Dispenser for electric bus and truck fleets, providing up to 400 kW per charging point as part of its distributed HYC1000 charging system. The Bolzano-based charging infrastructure manufacturer announced the new product on 10 September 2026 and will be showcased...
50 VinBus electric buses enter free school transport service in northeastern Vietnam
Quảng Ninh province in northeastern Vietnam has launched a free electric school bus programme with 50 VinFast vehicles operating across six main routes. The service covers Hạ Long, Hồng Gai and Hà Tu, in the Hạ Long urban area of Quảng Ninh, and is being introduced for the 2026-2027 school year, acc...
Bolloré plans Bluebus production shutdown and Blue Solutions Gen4 battery refocus
Bolloré is considering permanently discontinuing Bluebus electric bus production, while Blue Solutions is preparing a refocus of its fourth-generation solid-state battery strategy. Bolloré SE informed employees of the two projects on 8 September 2026, according to a press release issued by the Frenc...
IAA Transportation 2026: AUMOVIO to unveil VDO charging solutions (also) for e-bus depots
AUMOVIO is expanding into charging infrastructure with a new VDO-branded portfolio combining AC and DC chargers with vehicle technology and digital fleet management, including applications for electric bus depots. The new solutions will make their debut at IAA Transportation 2026 in Hanover and are ...
Yutong opens Norway Service Center for electric bus repair, testing, parts and training
Yutong has opened its first comprehensive service center in Europe in Stokke, Norway, while also presenting the new Yutong U18 BRT battery-electric articulated bus for the Norwegian and European markets. The Yutong Norway Service Center, located at Borgeskogen in Stokke, covers 38,941 square metres ...
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APTA opens registration for 2026 TRANSform & EXPO in Chicago
APTA TRANSform & EXPO will take place in Chicago from 4 to 7 October 2026, bringing together public transportation agencies, manufacturers, suppliers and industry stakeholders for the American Public Transportation Association’s flagship conference and exhibition. Registration is now open ...
TSA takes its HD motor platform global with HD.T3+, to be presented at InnoTrans 2026
Traktionssysteme Austria (TSA) has extended its HD permanent-magnet motor platform with the HD.T3+, a 465 kW continuous-output unit developed for intercity coaches and heavy-duty transit bus applications.
The new motor builds on the architecture of TSA's existing HD.T3, which is used for electric c...
FIAA to host next Sustainable Bus Tour debate on partnership, investments and zero-emission buses
The growing role of industrial partnerships and integrated mobility strategies in the zero-emission bus sector, and associated impacts in investments strategies and relationships with operators, will be explored during the next Sustainable Bus Tour 2026 conference, scheduled at FIAA in Madrid on 23 ...
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Two years after fires, 232 Bluebus e-buses are back on Paris’ road (with implemented safety features)
Two years after the two fire incidents, Bluebus electric buses have been back in Paris since 15 April. 148 buses were withdrawn from circulation after two fires accident happened in a short time window. Also the vehicles delivered after April 2022 have been taken out of service until now, ...
Iveco Bus Crossway LE vs Setra MultiClass S 500 LE: the Low Entry challenge is here!
A comparison between what are arguably the two most representative Low Entry bus models, both of which have recently undergone a range update: the Setra MultiClass, which contributed to the boom in this segment with its previous 400 series and now offers the revamped 500 series; and the Iveco Crossw...
Belgium, Wallonian operator TEC to deploy 32 e-buses in a converted depot in Liège
The Walloon government has approved the Mobi’Park project to build a new bus depot at Tilleur (Saint-Nicolas), in the province of Liège. It will be the first electrified depot in Wallonia (one of the three regions of Belgium), said Philippe Henry, Walloon Minister for Mobility, according to lo...
EU Parliament approves CO2 reduction roadmap for HD vehicles. Now Council OK is needed before entering into force
The European Parliament approved on 10th April a mandatory target to reduce 90% of CO2 emissions from new trucks by 2040. A final step is needed: the Council still needs to formally approve the agreement before it can enter into force (earlier this year, Council and Parliament already reached “a pro...
VDL opens new factory in Roeselare, dedicated to e-bus production
VDL Bus & Coach has officially opened yesterday, 10th April, a new plant in Roeselare (Belgium), that includes a 27,000m2 production facility, workshop, warehouse, and offices of VDL Bus Roeselare and VDL Bus & Coach Belgium. The production capacity of VDL Bus Roeselare (Krommebeekpark 2) is...
Van Hool’s trustee have accepted the takeover bid by VDL – Schmitz
VDL – Schmitz Cargobull’s bid has been chosen by trustees in Van Hool’s case as the best fit to ensure continuity in the company. Administrators taking care of the post-bankruptcy takeover of the OEM “believe a much faster start-up can be achieved. They feared that with other...
Holon – RMV cooperation in Germany, with goal of integrating driverless vehicles within transport services
Benteler-owned autonomous shuttle company Benteler announces a new cooperation (through memorandum of understanding) with public transport operator Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main area in Germany, with the goal of “advancing autonomous mobility in local p...
Ebusco, MAN, Mercedes and Solaris are taking part to the E-Bus Test 2024 in Bonn (featuring also MCV, Mellor and Rampini)
Mercedes eCitaro G, Solaris Urbino 18 Electric, MAN Lion’s City E 18, and Ebusco 3.0 18-meter. These manufacturers have converged in Bonn (Germany) to subject their 18-meter electric buses to scrutiny and driving performance evaluations during the yearly initiative E-Bus test, promoted since 2017 by...
HySTech, Voith’s newly formed company for hydrogen storage systems
It is called Voith HySTech GmbH and brings together all of Voith’s know-how in the field of hydrogen storage systems. The company, established on April 1, strengthens Voith’s position in the growing market for hydrogen technologies and focuses on hydrogen storage systems for heavy-duty v...
UK Infrastructure Bank, Rock Rail and Aviva launch funding platform for zero emission buses
Rock Rail, the UK Infrastructure Bank and Aviva, through its in-house capital unit Aviva Capital Partners, announce they have formed a partnership to provide a new funding platform for zero emission bus financier ‘Rock Road’. The partnership, alongside a debt facility from UK Infrastructure Bank and...
