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KVG Kieler Verkehrsgesellschaft (KVG), the main public bus operator in the far-northern coastal city of Kiel, is set to become the first operator in Germany to take delivery of new Mellor Sigma electric buses. The operator has specified three Sigma 7s that are set to be delivered in March 2023. The ...

Ten years since the foundation, 300 million passengers transported, 41 countries connected, 2022 revenue of more than € 1.5 billion on a global scale and the achievement of profitability at the EBITDA level. This is the 2022 snapshot of Flix (a group under which the FlixBus brand as well as the rail...

Via announces it has closed a financing round led by 83North, with participation from new and existing investors including Exor N.V., Pitango, Janus Henderson, CF Private Equity, Planven Entrepreneur Ventures, Riverpark Ventures, and ION Crossover Partners. The round values Via at $3.5B, at the same...

European Commission has today proposed new CO2 emissions targets for new heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) from 2030 onwards. “To stimulate faster deployment of zero-emission buses in cities”, the Commission proposes to make all new city buses zero-emission as of 2030. Concerning all new heavy-...

Ebusco ended 2022 with a record order book of 1,474 buses vs. 325 at year end 2021. The Dutch manufacturer is presenting some figures for 2022 activities ahead of its release of full year results on the 29th of March. According to figures from Chatrou CME Solutions on 2022 electric bus market in Eur...

“The electric buses built at this plant are a model of American innovation and are critical to the future of public transportation in America,” said Kamala Harris, U.S. Vice President during her visit to the New Flyer plant in St. Cloud. During the visit, Vice President Harris participat...

Printed in early February, already brought “on assignment” at Busworld North America, shipped to a batch of the most important public transport operators in Europe, ready to be in distribution at ElekBu in Germany next month. Besides this, of course Sustainable Bus magazine February 2023...

Wrightbus is not hiding and announces plans to build a green hydrogen production plant at its Ballymena site. Subject to planning approval, the new plant, built by Wrightbus in partnership with Hygen Energy, will initially produce enough clean energy to power 300 hydrogen buses a day in Northern Ire...

The Routing Company (TRC) announced that it has signed a contract with the Anne Arundel County Office of Transportation (AA OOT) to provide on-demand transportation service. The six-month, three-vehicle pilot project is scheduled to launch in early spring 2023. With this service partnership, AA OOT ...

BYD, Iveco Bus, Industria Italiana Autobus, Solaris: four bidders for the 340-units electric bus tender issued by ATM Milano in November 2022. The news is reported on Italian trade media Autobusweb. As of summer 2022, there were some 170 electric buses in operation in Milan, with the target of reach...