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Last week Solaris has signed a deal with public transport operator Dopravní Podnik in Ostrava (DPO) for the supply of 24 Urbino 12 electric buses and the charging infrastructure to go with them. The vehicles ordered by DPO are the first electric Solaris buses to make an appearance on Czech streets. ...

More than 1,700 participants from 34 countries have attended previous editions of BUS2BUS in Berlin, with 103 exhibitors from 13 countries. The exhibition, launched in 2017 and reproposed in 2019, this year will be held in digital mode. Registrations are open. «We want to connect exhibitors and indu...

Engineering specialist IAV and Webasto have agreed upon a technology collaboration for electric commercial vehicles. The companies will then be jointly looking after the electrification of buses, trucks and work machines. This will enable them to offer customers component development and system inte...

Traton is preparing for the transition to electric drives with a total of €1.6 billion to be invested in e-mobility research and development by 2025. The group has decided that «the share of conventional drives in the company’s product development budget will be reduced to less than a fifth at the s...

Alexander Dennis Limited today welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement of the award of £40.5 million in funding to bus operators through a second round of the Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme. 172 e-buses to be built by ADL in UK The initiative helps bus companies invest in electric ve...

The virtual Special Edition of BUS2BUS 2021 is due to open in one month’s time. Starting now, users can register for the event. After registering once, users can take part in the live kick-off event for the mobility sector free of charge. BUS2BUS 2021, focus on buses and sustainability The main topi...

The EU project CoacHyfied has been launched. It is led by service provider FEV Group and aims to identify existing challenges and elaborate suitable solutions by developing and operating six fuel cell coaches in public and commercial transport, both local and long-distance. A consortium of 14 compan...

Forsee Power has unveiled the its extra-thin batteries from the new SLIM offer. The new ZEN SLIM high energy density batteries come in 3 sizes and «make up the thinnest modular package in the world», the French suppliers claims. The company has recently been awarded a loan by EIB. The launch of this...

Russian company Drive Electric announces it will launch the production of batteries for electric buses and the serial production of electric trucks. Electric vehicles, the company says, will be produced for both Russian and foreign markets. The maximum output of the manufacturing plant will be 700-1...

BYD recently unveiled Brazil’s first locally made pure electric articulated bus in São José dos Campos, in the state of São Paulo. The vehicle, which will operate on Brazil’s first corridor operated entirely by electric buses, will remain in the city until the end of March for public visitation. BYD...