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Škoda Group signed a memorandum of understanding with retrofit specialist pepper motion GmbH. Following the agreement, the Czech group will include in its offering the service of repowering buses via pepper motion’s technology. Škoda’s partnership and its strong expansion strategy affords pepp...

Irizar Group Governing Council has named Imanol Rego (since late 2020 General Director of Irizar e-mobility) as new CEO of the group. He will take up the new position after 26 September “to drive the Group forward and tackle the new challenges of the future of mobility”, Irizar says. Ima...

Lightning eMotors will now offer a second generation repower program for 40- foot (12-meter) transit buses. This new offering in Lightning’s growing lineup of Class 3-8 commercial electric vehicles will be available to municipal and private transit agencies throughout North America. Repowered buses ...

In the Kelheim district north of Munich, passengers will be able to book autonomous on-demand vehicles in a mixed fleet as part of the public transport system for the first time, starting yesterday. The KelRide project is thus entering its second phase. It is one of the largest public transport proj...

The first hydrogen bus completely made in Italy (and also the very first 8-meter fuel cell bus in Europe) is built and designed by Rampini. The presentation of the new vehicle Rampini Hydron, powered by hydrogen fuel cell, to authorities and the press was held today at the production center in Passi...

With reporting by Rüdiger Schreiber Before IAA and InnoTrans today Solaris launched the Urbino 18 hydrogen at Krakow. Almost 150 people were invited to the world premiere of the new bus. Not only journalist, most of them were customers. The bus will be also on display at Innotrans 2022, one of the m...

Quantron AG closed its A-financing round: 50 more million euros have been invested in the German start-up, with Ballard Power System and German hydrogen specialist NEUMAN & ESSER among the main investors. The three players share the same vision: to create an open H2 Alliance – from fue...

COBUS VEGA is the name of the new airport bus, electrically-powered, unveiled by COBUS Industries. The vehicles was launched yesterday at GSE Expo Europe in Paris. It has the goal of supporting airports worldwide in their ambition to become carbon-free. As widely known, COBUS is a brand of airport b...

German tech start-up AWAKE Mobility has secured around €4 million in funding after concluding a seed financing round led by B&C Innovation Investments GmbH (BCII), which is part of Austria’s B&C Group. That money will be invested in the improvement and development of the software (alrea...

National Express cooperates with Uber. UK’s largest coach operator has teamed up with Uber to offer customers a seamless travel booking experience. Uber Travel, the new door-to-door travel product from Uber, sees the introduction of coach and rail transport available to book on the Uber app. T...