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2,400 participants (20 percent more than in 2022) attended Bus2Bus 2024, ‘populated’ by 140 exhibitors from 20 countries. The expo was live on 24-25th Aprile and dates are already scheduled for the next edition: April 15 and 16, 2026. Well, what have we seen at the expo? At the forefront...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has completed the first successful 1MW charge, in a pilot which brought together a prototype MCS charging station from Siemens and a long-haul prototype eTruck by Mercedes (eActros 600). The technology, if commercially implemented, might be quite a gamechanger also in th...

Wrightbus has signed another deal for hydrogen bus supply in Germany: 46 vehicles have been indeed ordered by Cottbusverkehr GmbH and will serve the city of Cottbus, the second largest city in the state of Brandenburg, and and in the western part of the district of Spree-Neiße. The first buses are d...

US bus manufacturer Gillig is set to expand its zero-emission product lineup with the addition of a hydrogen fuel cell powered bus, to be developed in collaboration with BAE Systems and Ballard Power Systems. Earlier this year Gillig has received a major order in Seattle for its battery-electric bus...

Omnicar, a 25-years old German company active so far in the bodyworks on Sprinter and Daily minibuses, has launched its first vehicles with own logo unveiling the W-Smile S6 and W-Smile S7 at Bus2Bus in Berlin. The vehicles are battery-electric minibuses, 6 and 7-meter respectively (the latter avail...

Otokar, is participating at Bus2Bus, which opened today and runs in Berlin until April 26, exhibiting its 12-meter electric bus, the e-Kent C. From what we were told in our visit to the booth, at NME – Next Mobility Exhibition, May 8-10 in Milan, the Turkish manufacturer will present the e-bus...

Busplaner magazine awarded the Iveco Bus E-WAY H2 the “International Sustainability Award 2024”, in the category of 12-meter hydrogen-powered buses. The award ceremony took place on April 23 in Berlin, one day before the opening of the Bus2Bus trade fair. The award, given by an independe...

Daimler Buses and Polish battery systems expert BMZ Poland have entered into a strategic partnership for the development and supply of the next generation of e-bus batteries. The new battery generation NMC4 – succeeding the current NMC3 technology by BorgWarner launched in early 2023 – "will combin...

A new collection of next generation bus floors engineered to address operational challenges unique to zero emission vehicles. That’s the novelty ready for showcase at Bus2Bus in Berlin (24-25th April 2024) by Altro, international manufacturer of flooring and wall cladding solutions with office...

Ebusco has received a new order via the public purchasing centre UGAP, on behalf of the authority Métropole Rouen Normandie. This order consists of 15 Ebusco 3.0 18-metre buses which will be deployed in the Rouen Metropolitan area in 2025, according to plans. The 15 Ebusco 3.0 18-metre buses will ac...