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ADASTEC is the company behind the Karsan Autonomous e-Atak, the driverless 8-meter bus by Karsan. They focus on automation in the bus business. We met the CEO Ali Ufuk Peker at Busworld North America in Detroit in February. In this interview he outlines background, strategies and business model of t...

Daimler Buses has launched a newly developed Setra MultiClass 500 LE. Shortly after the premiere of the next generation of the Setra ComfortClass 500 and TopClass 500 touring coaches, Setra is opening a new chapter in the intercity segment. The new model series features the second generation of Pred...

Urbanization is set for unstoppable growth and so it is the urge to find sustainable solutions to make cities cleaner and more livable for the well-being of the citizens and the planet. Enel X Global Retail has developed an ecosystem of innovative solutions for sustainable and efficient urban living...

Ebusco has signed a new contract with Qbuzz for the delivery of up to 63 buses. The order involves 45 Ebusco 3.0 12-meter buses and 18 Ebusco 3.0 18-meter buses, four of which are still under option. The buses will hit the road in the provinces Groningen and Drenthe in 2024.  In the concession,...

First Bus‘ depot in Leicester is set to become one of the UK’s first electrified bus depots outside of London. The operator has announced that Leicester site will join York and Norwich. Therefore, First Bus will have three fully electrified bus depots outside of the capital. What is more, this...

It’s time to disclose financial results 2022 for Transdev: last year the group posted net income of €20 million. Its revenues grew by 10%, marked in particular “by strong commercial development in all its markets”, eaching €7.7 billion by 2022 (it was 7.416 billion in 2019, 6.75 bi...

Within DIGIZITY project, a large Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) project led by Avanza and City of Zaragoza, a zero emission and automated Irizar ie tram is piloting the values of autonomous driving within the city mobility system DIGIZITY project started two years...

Below, we integrally publish the press note sent by Keolis Group. Keolis is immensely saddened to announce the sudden death on the morning of Sunday 19 March of Bernard Tabary, Group Chief Executive Officer in charge of the international business. “Bernard was massively appreciated by our coll...

Diesel bus registrations fell in Europe by 7.8% in 2022, while ‘electrically-chargeable’ bus sales increased by 13.7% to reach 3,505 units (up from 10.6% in 2021), accounting for 12.7% of the total EU bus market, based on ACEA figures. Diesel bus registrations were 18,500 in 2022, accord...

After complete upgrade of the vehicle’s electric power system, the first Optare Versa is back on service around the city of York. It belong to an early generation electric bus: a batch of 12 vehicles is to be converted in a contract awarded by operator First Bus to Equipmake. The bus now features a ...