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The 9-meter Urbino 9 LE electric joins Solaris electric bus family. The new vehicle represents a new add in a battery-electric range that goes now from 9 to 24 meter. The world première of the new electric vehicle took place at the end of September 2021. The 9-metre, low-entry Urbino 9 LE Elect...

TPER Bologna (Italy) has taken its first step in the transformation of the city’s public transport system (after the deployment of two short Iveco e-buses) with the purchase of 7 VDL Citeas. This marks the start of a long-term partnership between TPER and VDL Bus & Coach, which could see t...

Proterra has been selected by Capital Metro in one of the largest electric bus purchases in North America. The company that designs and manufactures electric transit buses and electric charging systems disclosed that Capital Metro has approved a plan to purchase 26 Proterra ZX5 Max 40-foot electric ...

Bluebus launches a new version of its 6-metre e-bus. After ten years in operation and over 15 million km travelled, the vehicles has been redesigned. The main new feature is related to passenger capacity: on board there is room for up to 35 passengers. It means «a 25% gain compared to the previous v...

It’s time for a roadshow in Slovenia, Spain and Austria for the eTrain developed by Austrian startup eVersum. The company is ready to present its innovative applications in several European markets. The first prototype launched in operation is the eShuttle. eVersum is active in the manufacturi...

Saga Tenix is expanding and investing in new markets. Martin Atterhall has joined the Norway-based company with the duty of leading the introduction on the Swedish market starting on 1st October. The move is «part of a larger expansion in Europe», the IT company says. Bergen-based company Saga Tenix...

Keolis has won two contracts for the suburban transport network in the Alpes-Maritimes (France) with the launch of a fleet of full-electric vehicles by 2023. What is more, the fleet is not operating in an urban environment: it is the first electrification pledge in France to involve a suburban bus n...

Volvo BZL Electric is the name of the new battery-electric bus chassis range launched by the Swedish manufacturer and focused on Australian, Mexican and British markets. With this new launch, Volvo is now able to offer a battery-electric bus chassis to the UK, therefore debuting as a new player in a...

Karsan e-ATA electric bus range has been launched: 10, 12 and 18-meter vehicles have been presented today during an online event: now the e-bus range from the Turkish manufacturer ranges from 6 to 18 meters, being 6-meter and 8-meter Karsan Jest Electric and Karsan Atak Electric already in productio...

An important result, well illustrated by a round number: 500. The Iveco Bus production site in Rorthais, France, has delivered its 500th bus, a 12-metre E-Way destined for the Keolis Pays D’Aix transport company for the Aix-Marseille-Provenza metropolitan area network. The vehicle is part of a...