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A full electric Iveco bus range is expected in 2023 (the Crossway electrification plan was unveiled recently). In 2024, the goal is to have developed a new full electric and fuel cell heavy range (including in-house production of e-axles). Iveco Group has just presented its Business, Strategy and 20...

Under the name Van Hool TDX25E lies the first 100% battery electric double-deck coach launched by the Belgian group (and, according to the bus builder itself, the very first of its kind in the world). The vehicle provides space for 69 passengers (18 on the lower deck and 51 on the upper deck) and ha...

An innovative charging station and parking is being built by Solaris at its premises in Bolechowo near Poznań. Named Solaris Charging Park, it features different charging systems and with bidirectional power flow capability. The possibility it will provide to test a variety of solutions will allow S...

After getting the “ok” from Congress, United States President Joe Biden is ready to sign an infrastructure bill (called BIF) that closely affects buses, especially electric school buses transportation. The measure, however, also involves cities transit buses. In this last regard, in fact, the fundin...

CaetanoBus is going to launch the articulated 18m zero emission bus in 2023, said CEO Patrícia Vasconcelos at the European Zero Emission Bus Conference which is taking place today and tomorrow in Paris. CaetanoBus vehicle will be offered both in fuel cell and electric version. And in 2022 the Portug...

Turkey-California axis is born. Isuzu and Proterra, in fact, have announced a collaboration for Isuzu’s Citi Volt electric buses, which will be equipped with Proterra’s battery systems. This collaboration marks the entry of the American company in the European public transport market. No...

Switch Mobility is going to supply 300 units of 12-metre electric buses for BMTC (Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation). Not only the company will provide the vehicles, but the manufactured will be also providing mainentance for the large e-bus fleet. Formal launch of Switch Mobility, subsid...

After the Green-eBus project, an ADEME-labeled project for the transformation of a diesel city bus to a battery-powered electric motor propulsion, Greenmot goes on with its research and design work for an intercity bus retrofit kit in which the engine will be converted from diesel to electric genera...

Pepper Motion GmbH strengthens its customer support appointing Thomas Conseil as Head of After Sales & Service. Conseil is responsible for the establishment, expansion and ongoing upkeep of the international Pepper service network designed to provide a wide range of customer-friendly services wo...

Ballard Power Systems has taken over Arcola Energy, a UK-based systems engineering company specializing in hydrogen fuel cell powertrain and vehicle systems integration. Ballard acquired 100% of Arcola for total upfront and earn-out cash and share consideration of up to US$40 million, based on the a...