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Alfabus would be in first position to be awarded the tender issued by AMT Genoa for 30 12-meter electric buses. The news is reported on the Italian media Autobusweb. The one launched by the public transport company of Genoa stands out for being the first tender in Italy to gather a broad participati...

25-meter new electric buses are set to be in operation in Basel. The Swiss bus manufacturer Hess has been awarded a part of the international electric bus tender issued by Basel operator BVB (Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe) in Switzerland. In the framework of the same tender, 54 vehicles have been awarded...

In the summer, Volvo’s electric buses will begin operating in the Norwegian town of Bodø (with charging infrastructure commissioned to Finnish supplier Kempower). They will be the first to provide scheduled services north of the Arctic circle. At the same time, Volvo is also testing its electr...

Two electric buses by VDL launched in Malpensa airport mark the Italian debut of the e-mobility range from the Dutch manufacturer. The 2 Citea SLF-120 Electric buses represent indeed the first electric mobility project of VDL Bus & Coach in Italy and is part of a collaboration between SEA and th...

The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) is pleased to open registration for the 2021 International Zero Emission Bus Conference (ZEB Conference) taking place Sept. 15–17 in Denver, Colorado. Sustainable Bus is featuring the conference as media partner. The 2021 ZEB Conference will en...

The 500th BYD ADL electric bus has reached its destination, namely the Go-Ahead London fleet for Transport for London. Orders for the next 500 BYD ADL electric buses have already been confirmed for public transport operators across the UK, the producers say. BYD and ADL combine their strengths to of...

German battery analytics company Twaice has raised USD 26 million in Series B funding. Led by global alternative investment manager, Energize Ventures, the round received follow-on participation from all existing investors, bringing Twaice’s total financing to USD 45 million.  The funds, Twaic...

550 km on a single charge. It’s the result achieved by the Lion’s City E 12 on a test monitored by TÜV SÜD, as announced by the manufacturer in a press note. MAN Truck & Bus expects that by 2025 half of all new MAN city buses will run on alternative drive technologies. In order [&hel...

Below, a contribution fromClaudius Jehle, CEO of volytica diagnostics GmbH*.It’s the third of a series of knowledge articles (a cycle, indeed) on a series of topics around Li-Ion Batteries,written by  Claudius and other field-related experts.Feedbacks, questions and contributions...

Kempower announces it is part of the project dedicated at the realization of the largest bus depot above the polar circle for electric buses. The facility will be built by Omexom. Kempower is set to deliver 50 chargers for 32 e-buses. The new bus terminal for electric buses will be put into operatio...