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German battery system producer Akasol announces it has concluded a long-term framework agreement in the mid-double-digit million euro range with «the largest Turkish commercial vehicle manufacturer» (not specified). From 2021 to 2025, Akasol will supply the second and third generation of its high-en...

A new electric motor branded Equipmake has been launched, with the market of electric buses and heavy duty commercial vehicles in mind. The UK-based group, which provides EV technology to automotive OEMs, announces the launch of the HTM 3500, which stands out for high torque and direct drive concept...

Voltabox has presented a new technical concept (named Flow-Shape-Design) for the production and design of lithium-ion batteries. Main feature: a flexible design which allow the battery to fit assembly spaces and be potentially integrated in segments of the body. The new technology will be available ...

BYD is planning to expand its Hungarian plant, located in Komárom, according to the local specialized media Magyarbusz. The production volume would be set to increase from the current ca. 200 bus/year on on shift to as many of 1,000 bus/year. This will happen retaining the already-existing capacity ...

ABB launches a new global R&D center focused on e-mobility innovation. ABB’s E-mobility Innovation Lab will house 120 specialists working on next generation solutions Designed to spur further innovations in e-mobility, the $10 million, 3,600 m2 facility is based on the Delft University of Techno...

Solaris announces it is one of the two candidate manufacturers in the tender for up to 430 hybrid buses issued by Opérateur de Transport de Wallonie. The carrier, from the French-speaking part of Belgium, may exercise the option to order buses over the next four years. The Solaris Urbino 12 hybrid b...

It looks like this year 2020, despite the pandemic, will bring a new record in e-bus registrations in Europe. The size of the electric bus market at end year could reach nearly 2,000 units (compared to 1,600 last year), as there are up to 800 e-buses in delivery in Q4. The ‘axe’ of the C...

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD Europe jointly announced today that 32 electric double deck buses supplied by their electric vehicle partnership to bus operator Stagecoach have contributed to better air quality in Greater Manchester during the region’s pandemic lockdowns, with 600,000 zero em...

By the end of December 145 Volvo Electric Articulated buses will be operating in Gothenburg, Sweden. Where the target is for all city buses in the region to be electric by 2030. Details and infos on how the deployment has been prepared are provided in a story published on Volvo Buses website. The bu...

The Covid-crisis? The economic model of public transport is bound to change. The focus is on suburbs. Many challenges ahead, but they go along with new opportunities. Sustainability? The result of a mix of energies, and it’s crucial all of them get support. Hydrogen is the future, in the meanw...