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How is the PTO’s role evolving together with the current, profoundly evolving, scenario dominated by global megatrends such as energy transition (nonetheless, just impacted by the Covid crisis)? That is the question underlying the conversation Sustainable Bus had with Keolis’ CEO Marie-A...

The bus and coach manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited has chosen Hispacold HVAC for the Enviro500EV Charge, its first double-decker bus with three axles and zero emissions developed for North America. UPDATE 19 NOVEMBER 2021: Hispacold points out that the company «was selected as the supplier of H...

Hyzon Motors is ready to deliver a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell-powered coaches headed to the harsh mining landscape of Western Australia. Testing for Fortescue Metals Group showcased capabilities of zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell coach with up to 800km range, the manufacturer says. New York-...

Zaragoza City Council and Avanza turns to Irizar e-mobility electric buses to renew their public transport bus fleet. A total of 68 units, 51 of 12 metres and the remaining 17 articulated vehicles, will be purchased.  These buses will be rolled out into service gradually, from the final semester of ...

BYD has just delivered a 12-meter eBus to the Hungarian operator Volánbusz. What is interesting is that this ZE vehicle will offer daily electric bus services across the Danube river to the cities of Komarom, Hungary on the south bank of the river, and Karmano, Slovakia, on the north bank. BYD elect...

Volvo Buses has received an order for 36 hybrid buses from Bern PTO Bernmobil. The same operator has just issued an order for 14 Irizar articulated battery-electric buses. Bernmobil has awarded Volvo Buses for the delivery of full hybrid articulated and solo buses. The single order of 36 self-chargi...

The new generation of the Volkswagen Multivan T7 will be available also with plug-in hybrid drive system, a real premiere in the historical range of the vehicle. This is one of the most interesting features of the new generation launched on June 10 by the Wolfsburg-based manufacturer.  As a plu...

Easier to recycle, with possibility of integrating it into exiting e-models. Engineering company IAV has developed a battery concept that is easier to recycle than existing battery systems and, then, with an improved CO2 balance. The concept can be easily integrated into existing e-models too, the c...

1,000,000 km achieved by battery-powered trolleybus fleet in Montreux (Switzerland). The vehicles are equipped with Kiepe Electric IMC500 technology for off-wire operations. 16 Van Hool Exqui.City IMC trolleybuses have so far totaled 1,000,000 kilometers. The e-bus fleet at Lake Geneva is equipped w...

The first Kamaz electric buses produced in Moscow are already on the routes of the capital, state-owned public transport company Mosgortrans announces. They were produced at SVARZ (Moscow plant), a branch of the same Mosgortrans. By the end of this year, 350 new e-buses are expected to go on the cit...