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Alexander Dennis handed over the first five of 100 electric double deck buses ordered by Transport for Greater Manchester to the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham. The first 50 zero-emission buses will enter service in Wigan, Bolton and parts of Salford and Bury in September, when the new Be...

News from Forsee Power, which chose the UITP Summit in Barcelona to market and unveil its new flexible and environmentally friendly battery system for heavy-duty vehicles to industry players. Its name? Flex Plus. This new battery pack complements the Plus format product family, which already include...

Iveco Bus presented its comprehensive electromobility offering at the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Barcelona. It beats, loudly, always the “new” electric heart of the Italian manufacturer, among the main protagonists of the fair with the two most important novelties of the four...

Nine Mercedes-Benz eCitaro fuel cell, with hydrogen range extenders, will operate under the livery of Italian operator SASA Bolzano. In fact, EvoBus won the lot for the hydrogen-powered articulated buses as part of the tender that saw IIA winning, with partner CaetanoBus, the 12-metre lot. The news ...

Yutong YEA new electric vehicle architecture has been presented during a dedicated global event held in Zhengzhou, China. YEA stands for Yutong Electric Architecture. It’s an advanced, scalable and self-evolving EV architecture that enhances the Chinese manufacturer’s commercial vehicles through a n...

ABB E-mobility has unveiled its new HVC360 fleet charging solution, set to be available in CE and UL markets at the end of September 2023.  With rapid rise comes significant demand for more flexible and efficient charging solutions to enable e-bus fleets to keep running from the space-restricte...

Safra is presenting a hydrogen retrofitted coach at UITP Summit 2023 in Barcelona. The coach has been equipped with a H2-PACK kit, a retrofit kit that transforms a combustion-powered intercity coach into a zero-emission vehicle. Safra presents hydrogen retrofit for coaches at UITP Summit The H2-PACK...

BYD showcases two of its latest eBus innovations at UITP 2023 from Stand 7G 100 in Hall 7. On display is the all-new BYD eBus B19 (18.75-metre) and the first ever customised BYD-Castrosua 12-metre eBus, equipped with BYD advanced chassis and Castrosua NELEC body, following a joint manufacturing anno...

Daimler Buses is establishing a new wholly owned subsidiary: Daimler Buses Solutions GmbH specializes in designing and building e-infrastructure. “Existing expertise is being pooled in the subsidiary. Its stand-alone status and entrepreneurial freedom provide for fast growth and short decision...

“In 2030 we will not sell any combustion engine city bus in Europe. Euro 7 standards put OEMs in a difficult situation: it’s not possible to develop Euro 7 for the whole range, investments for the Class I segment would never been recouped. Looking at the evolution of the city bus market ...