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Kleanbus has completed the development of its first advanced modular electric platform, installing the pioneering system in its first prototype vehicle, an Optare Solo. Combining e-powertrain components and proprietary software, Kleanbus “e-drivetrain in a box” can convert a bus, either ...

Oslo has launched a grant scheme to support the installation of charging stations for electric buses (and trucks) in the Norwegian capital. The first round of funding through the “Climate and Energy Fund” saw Oslo bear up to 80 percent of the installation costs. So far, 28 new fast charg...

Since the launch in 2018, Sustainable Bus has been putting lots of focus and efforts in telling about evolution and innovation in the alternative drive bus segment (nomen omen). The concept behind this is that we’d like our readers to feel ‘at home’ while visiting our pages. Putting a spotlight on a...

Hitachi Energy has won an order to supply its Grid-eMotion Flash ultrafast charging system (formerly know as TOSA and launched in 2013 in Geneva) for the two busiest bus routes in the city of Clermont-Ferrand, central France. The city’s public transportation operator, SMTC-AC, will benefit from...

Job order with a capital “c” for Iveco Bus in Italy. The manufacturer, in fact, has been awarded the supply for Busitalia of one hundred and fifty electric urban buses: this is the largest order of E-Way city buses received to date by the company. The buses are scheduled to be delivered ...

This final piece underlines the critical role of battery analytics in effectively navigating the complexities of monitoring battery degradation, conducting safety audits, and evaluating the eligibility of batteries for second-life applications.

Forty-nine Iveco Crossways with endothermic engines will soon become forty-nine electric school buses for the city of Rouen, France. The retrofit will be handled by Greenmot, which won the public tender to convert the intercity buses. For the essential component, the battery, Greenmot is relying on ...

The Benteler brand Holon presented its driverless shuttle for the first time at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. It features design by Pininfarina and sees Beep and Mobileye as development partners. The vehicle is claimed to be “the world’s first autonomous mover built to automotive standards&#822...

Martin Lundstedt, President and CEO of Volvo Group, has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Commercial Vehicle Board of ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. Lundstedt was re-elected for a second one-year term from amongst the members of ACEA’s Commercial Vehicle Board: the CE...

Jonathan Wood, so far Vice President of New Power Engineering at Cummins, will succeed Jim Fier as Chief Technical Officer, effective April 1.  Fier has decided to retire at the end of March 2023 after a 36-year career with the company. He spent his entire career of 36 years at Cummins. Fier began h...