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UNVI has recently presented in Vigo (Spain) its double-decker open top electric bus e.DDOT. The bus is equipped with a 400 kW motor. According to previous news, the vehicle is powered by motors integrated in the wheels manufactured by Ziehl-Abegg (ZAwheel) and BMZ batteries. The vehicles has been pr...

Alexander Vlaskamp will become the new CEO of MAN Truck & Bus SE. He succeeds Andreas Tostmann, who is leaving the company. It is also planned that Vlaskamp will take over responsibility for procurement from Holger Mandel on the Executive Board. Stefan Gramse will take over the operational ...

Cummins battery technology will be powering electric buses by Canadian manufacturer Letenda. The OEM has just announced that Cummins has been selected as battery supplier for the Electrip transit bus. The Electrip is a 30-foot (9-meter), zero-emissions transit bus that is expected be unveiled in ear...

Ebusco 3.0 has obtained EU Vehicle Type Approval. This certificate means that «the vehicle meets all EU safety, environmental and production requirements, that the bus gets road release and can be registered in all member states of the EU», the Dutch company stresses. To date, Ebusco has supplied 34...

Gaussin has acquired a worldwide license (outside France) for the 6-meter e-bus by Bluebus, a Bolloré Group subsidiary. The bus will be renamed Cit-e and «manufactured through Gaussin’s current and future network of licensees», the French-based technology company says. Gaussin is active in the devel...

More Polish communes have opted to purchase electric Solaris school buses. Pałecznica, Działoszyce, Krasnopol, Przedecz and Troszyn have received subsidies from the NFOŚiGW (the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management) as part of the 2nd edition of the “Kangaroo: A Safe and E...

Charging processes of a e-bus fleet are activities that should be addressed seriously. As battery-electric bus deployment grows, intelligent charging devices becomes crucial.  Based in Karlsruhe, CarMedialab is active in this segment since 2008. With the MOBILEcharge platform, the German c...

The real-time predictive fleet maintenance platform Stratio today announced a $12M Series A funding round to further accelerate its growth. The investment, led by Forestay Capital, the Deep Tech and SaaS Venture Capital arm of Waypoint Capital, with participation from existing investor Crane Venture...

Rampini is widening the scope of its deliveries – strictly electric – and is set to unveil a heavyweight ‘combo’ made up of the revamped E80 in electric and hydrogen versions. The public unveiling is scheduled for spring 2022. This is what General Manager Fabio Magnoni announ...

A new ultra-high energy battery system for long distance applications. Akasol presents the third generation of battery systems, namely the new AKASystem 9 AKM 150 CYC, with the highest energy density available on the market. This makes the system particularly suitable for all-electric long-distance ...