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UK bus manufacturer Wrightbus announced through a Linkedin post it is in the final stages of completing its first batch of left-hand-drive single-deck hydrogen buses, known as the Kite Hydroliner, destined for Germany and adhering to full VDV compliance. In May 2022 Wrightbus secured an order from R...

Chinese brands Higer and Zonson have placed first in the electric mini and midi (respectively) bus tender issued by Naples transport operator ANM (the remaining lots have already been awarded to Iveco Bus and BYD). The news is reported on Italian trade media Autobusweb, belonging to our same publish...

According to ACEA, in 2023 electric bus registrations in the European Union “increased by 39.1% to 5,166 units, claiming a 15.9% market share”. Diesel bus share decreased from 67% in 2022 to 62% last year. In 2022 e-bus registrations accounted for 12.7% of the total EU bus market. Lookin...

Solaris and German public transport operator Lokale Nahverkehrsgesellschaft mbH Kreis Groß-Gerau (for brevity’s sake: LNVG) have begun collaborating by signing a contract for the delivery of 23 Urbino hydrogen buses that will be in operation in Frankfurt’s region. The project is funded b...

DB-owned technology company ioki launches the Route software as new navigation software for buses and rail replacement services. ioki Route has the goal of simplifying navigation, reducing accidents, supporting training. Research & Development project has been carried out together with Berliner ...

Arrival may be close to bankruptcy. Indeed, this would not be a surprise, as the newcomer has been struggling for quite a long time. The last news we have been reportedly dated back to February 2023 and concerned the UK company announcing 50% reduction of workforce in an effort to cut operating cost...

The German bus and coach market grew 12.5% in 2023 according to figures by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) reported by German trade media omnibus.news. Last year 753 new electric buses over 8 ton were registered, growing 20% 632 on 2022. In 2021 the figure was 555. And big news are emerg...

Ebusco‘s 3.0 buses assembled by partners are in transit towards Europe. In the meanwhile, following the shift in assembly strategy, Ebusco states in a press note that “founder and CEO Peter Bijvelds has requested the Supervisory Board to consider creating the role of co-CEO with the aim ...

There is a lot of developments in the European intercity electric bus segment. Battery-powered traction finds its natural habitat in urban mission profiles, and on the streets of our cities, e-buses are increasing in number. But electric powertrains are also making inroads in Class II, with several ...

Ifema is starting to market an event with important innovations, following the meeting of the Organising Committee of the International Bus and Coach Fair (FIAA 2024) on 15 January, which discussed the working lines for its fifteenth event. Themed “Leading Mobility”, the event will inclu...