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ARST, the Sardinia Region’s public transport company, will have around EUR 40 million at its disposal for the purchase of 90 12-metre electric buses. The news is reported on Italian specialized media Autobusweb. The sum was earmarked by the Regional Council in a resolution with the ultimate go...

Taiwan national bus operator Chung-Shin Bus Group is bringing 150 electric buses in operation in the country by end 2022 (and further 100 within 2023). What is more, the company is developing its own bus model: Danish supplier Danfoss has been chosen as technological partner. Danfoss Power Solutions...

An autonomous hydrogen-powered shuttle was presented in Estonia a few weeks ago. It’s made by the local enterprise Auve Tech in cooperation with University of Tartu researchers, in the framework of a cooperation launched in early 2020. The hydrogen shuttle will be called Liisu. The other produ...

At first glance, Latin America appears to be a performance leader when it comes to electric bus deployment. As of April 2022, there were 3,209 electric buses in operation across Latin America according to the E-Bus Radar launched in May 2020. Of the 2,162 battery-powered electric buses counted, two ...

Lightning eMotors unveils its second-generation Mobile charger for commercial and consumer electric vehicles (EV). Just a few days ago the company announced the expansion of its zero-emission Type A school bus offering (together with Collins Bus) to include both GM and Ford chassis platforms. Each&n...

Ebusco is going to establish a plant in France. The Dutch manufacturer has signed a letter of intent to lease 21,000m2 in the Metropole Rouen “to facilitate its future growth ambitions in France and Southwest Europe”. The new Ebusco plant in France is expected to be fully operational by ...

Petros Spinaris, former Solaris Deputy CEO Sales, After Sales & Marketing, has been appointed Vice President at Ekoenergetyka. He will be responsible for Sales and Marketing. Petros Spinaris from Solaris to Ekoenergetyka Petros Spinaris has extensive professional experience, particularly in...

Cummins and Otokar are celebrating a 16-year long partnership which has seen the delivery of more than 20,000 engines for bus and coach applications. The occasion was marked with the presentation of a celebratory plaque to Otokar from the Cummins team at its engine plant in Darlington, UK. Cummins c...

Public transport and smart ticketing revolution in Genoa: Hitachi Rail has digitally connected public and private hire transport across an entire city. The milestone has been achieved using technology from Hitachi’s new smart mobility suite called Lumada Intelligent Mobility Management, launched in ...

Marc Paczian joins Twaice’s management board as Chief Customer Officer (CCO), effective immediately. Paczian, who joined Twaice from Dropbox in July 2021, has till now been VP Solution Engineering, a role that is extensively involved in technologies for sustainable renewable energy. After only...