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In a recent effort to bolster the accessibility of public transport buses for all passengers, the UITP Bus Division proposed amendments to UN Regulation 107, which governs the manufacture of buses, at the United Nations in Geneva. Goal of the proposals is a plea to make buses universally visible wit...

Bari (Italy) will soon receive its first 36 electric buses. The municipality has given the green light to the use of Next Generation EU funds for the purchase of 23 Iveco Bus E-Way 9.5-metre e-buses under an agreement with Consip, at a total cost of 13,1 million euro. At the same time, 13 10.5-metre...

EMT Madrid will present next week in Madrid at Global Mobility Call its strategic projects in the areas of innovation and decarbonization, among others, aimed at consolidating sustainable public transport. Sustainable Bus is media partner of the event and will be attending the ex...

Following the anticipations of a few days ago, now it’s official: Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) and I Squared Capital have signed an agreement for the sale of the whole of Arriva Group, including all of its operating businesses across 10 European markets, to infrastructure investment manager I Squared...

With the Gas Control Valve (GCV), the exhaust specialist Purem by Eberspaecher is now launching the first product for fuel cell systems. In addition to the fuel cell stack itself, a whole system such as this consists of further components – the so-called “Balance of Plant” components. Purem by Ebers...

American Battery Solutions (ABS) has signed a multi-year contract with New Flyer to supply custom battery packs for the manufacturer’s newest 35-, 40-and 60-foot battery-electric transit buses. NFI is now launching ABS batteries into bus production for customer deliveries starting in the first...

Clermont Auvergne Métropole and the Clermont City Public Transport Service (SMTC-AC) have awarded Keolis a contract to test a hydrogen-powered bus service on a major line of the T2C public transport network. Starting in September 2024 and for a period of ten years, Keolis will be tasked with the ope...

Kempower has signed a contract to deliver DC charging solutions for heavy-duty vehicles to Milence, a joint venture formed by Traton Group, Volvo Group, and Daimler Truck AG. Milence (name was released in late 2022) has the target of building 1,700 charging stations for heavy-duty electric vehicles ...

Newcomer German Arthur Bus has displayed at Busworld 2023 its H2 Low Floor bus, an hydrogen-powered bus designed for urban transit systems. The vehicle can accommodate 78 passengers. With dimensions measuring 12.015mm in length, 2.527mm in width, and a height of 3.300mm (including the roof plank), t...

Nordens’s largest bus operator, Nobina, has placed an order for 55 electric regional buses from Solaris. These buses are slated for service in the Stockholm region under the supervision of SL (Storstockholms Lokaltrafik), the public transport authority in the area. The 15-meter-long three-axle...