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Madrid and Irizar, a winning combination. EMT, the Spanish capital’s municipal transportation company is continuing its goal of advancing fleet electrification and is awarding, for the fifth time, an order of (90)buses to Irizar e-mobility. With this latest order, EMT of Madrid will add a tota...

Over 700 electric buses are today in operation in Poland. In Q1 2022 alone, as many as 79 vehicles joined this fleet. The figures are released in the e-bus counter of the Polish Chamber of Electromobility Development Association and the specialized media TransInfo.pl. Over 1,350 e-buses are forecast...

Five thousand four hundred and fifty electric buses. A monstrous number, which in fact represents the world’s largest ebus tender. It was orchestrated by CESL (Convergence Energy Services Limited) because of the Government of India’s desire to decarbonize public transport by 2030. To ach...

Transport for London has recalled 90 electric buses after a fire involved one of them on Sunday. The precautionary measure has been decided while the company investigates causes of the blaze, that happened at Potters Bar depot in Hertfordshire, run by Metroline. Six buses were damaged. Due to the su...

It was 2018, just four years ago, when Karsan decided to take a turn, welcoming the wave of electrification with open arms. First a six-meter, the e-Jest, then an eight-meter the e-Atak, and finally a full range up to 18 meters, via ten and twelve. Now, with 350 e-buses on the streets of the Old [&h...

Daimler Truck AG will become a major anchor shareholder in German high-tech engineering company Manz through a capital increase of around ten percent. In addition, in a first step both companies have signed a cooperation agreement on a strategic partnership to establish a pilot line for the producti...

Meritor announces it has found an agreement with Siemens to acquire its Commercial Vehicles Electric Propulsion business. Meritor was in turn acquired by Cummins earlier this year, will pay about 190 million euro in cash, adjusted for changes in working capital at closing. It is worth mentioning tha...

Optibus has closed $100 million in Series D funding, with investments from new and existing investors Insight Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Verizon Ventures, Pitango First & Pitango Growth, Tencent, SOMV Momentum, BlueRed Partners and others. This latest round of financing brings Optibus’...

A new look for IAA Transportation, taking place in Hannover, Germany, September 20-25, a week dedicated to international leaders involved in logistics and transportation, both commercial and passenger. With an eye toward new trends in mobility, under the banner of sustainability and emissions-free e...

A regular air conditioning service on board public transport vehicles is a very important comfort for users-passengers taking the bus, subway or train, in all weather conditions. from the cold of winter to the heat of summer. An air conditioning unit not only contributes to passenger comfort, but is...