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German battery supplier Akasol announces that «One of Europe’s leading bus manufacturers is again extending its cooperation with Akasol AG and awarding another long-term follow-up order: From mid-2022 until at least 2024, the Company will supply its ultra-high-energy battery systems for use in the l...

Dutch telematics company ViriCiti announces it has partnered with Gillig, one of the largest bus manufacturers in North America. The collaboration means GILLIG’s electric bus telematics are now powered by ViriCiti fleet management platform. Recently, in Europe, ViriCiti has signed a 7-years agreemen...

EMT Madrid has awarded the tender for the purchase of 520 new CNG buses with planned deliveries for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, as well as the tender for the purchase of 50 new electric buses. CNG buses have been awarded to Solaris, Scania and Evobus, while e-bus contract were signed with Irizar ...

Ebusco has completed deliveries of four e-buses in Bad Tölz, Germany. The vehicles were showcased by the operator RVO. According to the local media Merkur.de, the battery-electric buses from the Dutch manufacturer had a cost of 500,000 euros each. Bad Tölz gets its first e-buses from Ebusco The new ...

EQT Infrastructure announces it has agreed to acquire FirstGroup PLC US business operations. The companies First Student and First Transit, two North American subsidiaries of the UK publicly listed group, are set to be taken over by EQT Infrastructure for USD 4.6 billion. Headquartered in Cincinnati...

One year after the launch, the consortium Vėjo projektai, producer of Lithuanian-made Dancer electric bus highlights that the two first buses have been running for over 120,000 km. The vehicle is in operation under the livery of the operator Klaipėdos autobusų parkas, in the city of Klaipeda in Lith...

On the occasion of the Earth Day 2021, NFI Group announced that its electric vehicles have collectively travelled more than 40 million zero-emission miles (over 64 million km). Through this milestone, «NFI EVs have prevented nearly 150,000 imperial tons of greenhouse gas emissions from entering the ...

Cardiff Bus has confirmed it has placed an order for 36 Yutong E12 e-buses. The vehicles will be on the roads in the city from the end of 2021, says the UK dealer of Yutong Pelican Bus & Coach.   Cardiff Council to take 36 e-buses from Yutong The investment is a collaboration between the bus [&h...

Alexander Dennis Limited will build two electric buses for Howick & Eastern by Transdev’s operation in New Zealand. They will be used on Auckland Transport services. The three-axle single deckers will be assembled locally in New Zealand by ADL’s partner Kiwi Bus Builders. ADL strengthens it has ...

ROCSYS, Grivix and VDL ETS announce a cooperation addressed at the development of robotic fast charging for Heavy Duty Vehicles, being them e-buses or e-trucks. ROCSYS, supplier of plug-in robots; Grivix, supplier of automated high-power vehicle inlets and VDL ETS, charging test and validation partn...