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Higer 9-meter electric bus Azure 9 has been launched at Busworld as a mid-sized product specially developed for the European market. Highlights? The OEM claims “most modernized appearance, with large low-floor area, high efficiency by low energy consumption, sufficient driving range, intellige...

The Driver App is the latest add in Optibus‘s offer. The native mobile app and web tool is designed to improve communication between drivers and the depot. Integrated with Optibus Operations, the tech company says the Driver App was designed in partnership with drivers, for drivers, offering a...

Skoda attended Busworld with a 12-metre electric bus manufactured in cooperation with SOR Libchavy. This vehicle boasts plug-in charging, a kneeling function and a modern interior that is adapted for people with reduced mobility. Our debut at Busworld 2023 is very important for the group. In our exi...

eVersum has signed a partnership with autonomous vehicle software developer Oxa. Focus? Designing, developing and producing shared autonomous passenger vehicles. These vehicles will be offered to public transport operators in Europe and the US, with the first being autonomous city ‘eShuttles’, eVers...

Europe’s bus and coach driver shortage widens 54%, according to IRU. 105,000 driver positions are missing, 10 percent of the total professional driver population. Over 80% of bus and coach operating companies face severe difficulties to fill driver positions. And driver shortages are forecast to mor...

The second edition of the Global Mobility Call, the key international Congress and Expo dealing with sustainable mobility, will be held in Madrid from 24 to 26 October. Over 10,000 professionals from a spectrum of industries and 25 countries, with a significant presence from European and Latin Ameri...

ZF showcased its new AxTrax 2 LF electric portal axle for low-floor city buses. The series production of AxTrax 2 LF is set to commence in 2025. The new axle represents ZF’s latest e-Mobility evolution, offering improved performance to further support the commercial vehicle industry’s transformation...

Safra finally raised the curtain on the new Hycity hydrogen bus at Busworld. The vehicle replaces its predecessor, the Businova. The Safra Hycity is offered in 2 and 3-door versions with low and full flat floors. It completes the catalog of solutions around decarbonized mobility offered by the compa...

At Busworld’s Van Hool stand it was held the reveal of the Tzen4 bus headed to Paris. The consortium composed by Van Hool, Alstom and Kiepe Electric has indeed developed a unique electric bus for Ile-De-France Mobilités. The Tzen4 is a battery-operated, 24 meter long double articulated bus. Contract...

Iveco Bus has been premiering one of the highlights of Busworld Europe 2023, the E-Way H2 equipped with a fuel cell system by HTWO, Hyundai Motor Group’s fuel cell system-based hydrogen business brand. The company has been showing its full offering of electric vehicles, from city and intercity buses...