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New sliding door for buses by Spanish Masats: the 028d Slim model has been developed to solve space problems in some vehicles (particularly two-story vehicles or the new autonomous vehicles) even though it’s appropriate for all types of urban buses, as the supplier points out. Masats 028d Slim slidi...

Slovakian startup tirn technology has been selected to be part of the EU-wide HUBCAP program. In this program, tirn technology cooperates with SKAND Skalica to provide its zero-emission bus (ZEB) simulation service to efficiently decarbonize bus transportation, easily handle the fleet transition, an...

Today, 19th May, we have been broadcasting the web event “The economics of zero emission buses. Costs, trends and tools to support the transition“, featuring introductions by Bocconi University and UITP and contributions by Transport for London, TMB Barcelona, Iveco Bus, ChargePoint, Str...

Three giants in the Italian – and European – bus market are going to join as exhibitors the first edition of Next Mobility Exhibition, the new collective mobility fair organised by Fiera Milano in collaboration with Italian trade organizations ANAV, ASSTRA and AGENS, to be held from 12 t...

Eager to hear how electric buses will sound in Germany? The VDV has presented an acoustic industry standard in Berlin, following the student competition launched in late 2021 in cooperation with the FOAM Institute Berlin. Winner? Lukas Esser from the Berlin University of the Arts. CLICK BELOW TO HEA...

IT-TRANS 2022, held in Karlsruhe May 10-12, bringing together 276 exhibitors from the ITS, ticketing and MaaS world was a success, taking home record numbers. Coming then just to the numbers, here are 800 delegates at the conferences, 6,500 visitors to the exhibition, 276 exhibitors (as noted above)...

Zenobē enters a partnership with Airsym, a transport provider for airlines, airports and ground handling companies, to launch into service a brand-new Yutong TCe12 electric coach, in England. The coach will be used as part of a shuttle service for McClaren Automotive, transporting staff from Woking ...

Unity is strength, it is known. And so CaetanoBus, Toyota and Air Liquide are joining forces to accelerate the development of hydrogen mobility in Europe, signing a memorandum of understanding with the aim of developing integrated H2 solutions for both light and heavy-duty vehicles. The partnership ...

GVB has ordered 84 new generation VDL Citea for Amsterdam. They will be deployed from 2023 onwards. The framework contract includes an option for a further 130 new VDL Citea. VDL Bus & Coach will deliver 30 articulated new generation VDL Citeas (virtually launched one year ago) of type LF-181 an...

Belgium’s De Lijn, active in public transport in Flanders, has started three awarding procedures for work on its first electric bus depots. In fact, the Board of Directors has approved guidelines for the selection of works at the depots in Genk-Winterslag, Destelbergen and Kortrijk. In order t...