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In the lead-up to the Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028, UCLA has received a $19.85 million grant that gives continuity to the Electreon-led electric bus wireless roadside charging project and will enable UCLA’s BruinBus fleet (the year-round vehicles that serve the UCLA campus ...

Customized solutions for vehicle heating and air conditioning are the bread and butter of Eberspaecher, which recently unveiled a new water heater specifically designed for electric buses. When it comes to e-buses, we are well aware, the heating aspect plays a major role, as does energy consumption,...

In the latest decade, Pelican has established itself as a key player in the UK’s zero-emission bus and coach market. Partnering with Yutong since 2014 as their exclusive UK dealer, the company has today a fleet of over 500 electric vehicles in service and another 450 on order. We met Ian Downie, Hea...

Solaris has been recently awarded two zero emission bus tenders in the domestic market. 5 articulated hydrogen buses will be supplied in Konin with deliveries to be completed by 2026. 10 battery-electric Urbino will also be deployed in Gliwice by PKM starting November 2025. Articulated fuel cell bus...

The UK’s bus operation has the potential for the most significant change in a generation. On 9 September, Transport Minister Louise Haigh MP presented the Buses Bill, giving all English local transport authorities (LTAs) the power to operate as a franchise. In effect, this will enable LTAs to run th...

UK bus maker Wrightbus announces it has completed delivery of 31 fuel cell buses for the German operator Regionalverkehr Köln Gmbh (RVK). They are the first ever Wrightbus vehicles on European soil: testing is underway before the fleet goes into service across the Cologne region.  In May 2022 Wright...

Electric buses are too expensive: the Northwest Mecklenburg district council, in Germany, has taken the decision to operate its diesel fleet via HVO 100 synthetic fuel (produced from waste and used vegetable oil) in future, as reported on German trade media Bus Blickpunkt. Northwest Mecklenburg uses...

Scania bets strong(er) on LNG on the touristic segment, and in the meanwhile is developing a plug-in hybrid platform for coaches (you read that right). Scania Italia‘s 2024 has been a record year for the bus segment. And the group is finally entering the e-bus segment (starting with the Class ...

Do Young Kim will be the new Scania’s CFO effective February 1st, 2025. Do Young Kim replaces Jonas Rickberg, who is leaving Scania to become CFO of Skanska Group. Currently CFO for International (previously known as Navistar, a sister company belonging to the TRATON Group), Kim a will also be...

At the recent FIAA exhibition in Madrid, Yutong presented a selection of its latest electric models, designed for applications ranging from urban transport to long-distance luxury travel. According to Yutong, the company has delivered over 190,000 pure electric buses worldwide, collectively travelin...