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Karsan has also set its sights on the Belpaese market, and after signing a framework agreement for 80 e-Atak buses with Consip in 2021, it has received an order for 27 e-Ataks as part of this deal for the first electric vehicles in Start Romagna‘s history Karsan CEO Okan Baş said, «With this o...

Lion Electric announced that it has completed production of its first lithium-ion battery pack at the company’s battery manufacturing facility located in Mirabel, Quebec. Final certification of the first battery pack is expected in the first quarter of 2023, followed by a gradual ramp up of producti...

As of the end of this decade, Daimler Buses intends to offer all-electric coaches with its Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands. To accelerate development, Daimler Buses announces it has teamed up with research institutes and experts from the industry to form the Electrified Coach project –...

Richard van den Dungen has been appointed Commercial Director at VDL Bus & Coach, starting from 1st December 2022. He succeeds Marcel Jacobs in the position following his departure. As Commercial Director, “Richard will focus on managing the commercial organisation at home and abroad, amon...

Which is the potential of the E-Bus as a service model? Is such proposal only limited to public transportation? According to Enel X, actually, it extends to other public service segments as well: “the flexibility of the model makes it versatile and easy to apply to fleets used for garbage coll...

Wiesbaden has halted its fuel cell bus project. Ten fuel cell buses are set to be retired, a year after delivery. The publicly owned transport company’s €2.3m ($2.44m) filling station is reportedly no more operational since some time. The news is reported on local media Frankfurter Allgemeine and su...

Irizar e-mobility has received a new contract to supply seven 100% electric zero-emissions buses to EMT Fuenlabrada, located in the Community of Madrid. The model chosen by the operator is the 12 metre long Irizar ie tram. Irizar e-buses for Fuenlabrada It’s a vehicle “that stands out, a...

Transit Systems, along with partners Zenobē and TransGrid, have completed construction of Australia’s largest electricified bus depot, that is now fully commissioned and operational. Leichhardt depot boasts a large solar array, base load metering, onsite energy storage system, grid connection and ve...

Almost one year ago, the first Ebusco 3.0 was taken into operation in Munich, Germany. “A groundbreaking lightweight electric bus that would break all boundaries of electric driving”: this is how the manufactures defines this model. Since an electric bus’s weight greatly impacts its perf...

Sustainable Rural Mobility. Karsan continues to expand its influence in Spain, facilitating travel in small towns and villages with its range of zero-emission buses. Currently, Karsan vehicles circulate in areas such as the historic center of Tudela or Badajoz with minibuses ranging from 5.8 to 8.2 ...