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Andreas Tostmann is the new Chairman of the Executive Board at MAN Truck & Bus SE. Joachim Drees leaves the Executive Board. MAN Truck & Bus SE is reorganising its Executive Board team. Tostmann is currently Brand Director for Production and Logistics at Volkswagen Passenger Cars. He succeed...

Keolis Downer launches a trial of autonomous electric shuttle made by Navya in Newcastle (Australia). The French group already operate trams, buses, on-demand transport service in real-time and ferries in the city. Now, Keolis’ subsidiary Keolis Downer has beginning a new project focused on au...

FIAA Madrid will be postponed to March 2021. After the meeting of the Organising Committee of the International Bus and Coach Trade Fair, FIAA 2020, on 26th June, and considering the COVID‑19 situation, it was agreed to postpone the next edition of the event, the organizers point out. At the beginni...

Wellington, in New Zealand, will witness the entry in operation of 98 new electric buses in the time window between mid-2021 and early 2023. Following this supply, the public transport network Metlink will have 108 zero emission vehicles in operation, taking Greater Wellington a step closer on its t...

Lightness, software development and user experience in the spotlight. Arrival Bus, announced in June with the release of a few first snapshots, is the next add to the company portfolio, where it’ll be following the e-van. Van that was awarded with a 10,000 units order by UPS earlier this year....

Nobina has won a new contract in the Greater Helsink region, which includes the deployment of the first articulated e-buses in the Finnish capital city. The start of the contract is August 2021. With this new contract worth just over EUR 127 million, HSL gives Nobina increased confidence to operate ...

Four Volvo electric buses will be delivered to the PTA of Western Australia, as part of the existing 900 supply agreement between Volvo and Transperth which was signed in March 2019. The agreement includes provisions for the introduction of alternative powered vehicles into the public transport bus ...

Norway, Vy Buss has taken delivery of its first 15 BYD battery-electric buses. This initial delivery represents the start of a major fleet renewal programme comprising 55 BYD eBuses. What is interesting is that this supply features eight 13-metre Class II models and seven 18-metre articulated units....

As of 2013, electric minibuses by Rampini were already operating in Vienna. And other cities followed. It happened before battery-electric technology became the target of the industry’s efforts with regards to Class I buses. A commitment to growth and technological innovation has marked the la...

Representatives of the Polish city of Szczytno and of Solaris Bus & Coach have signed a contract for the supply of two electric buses Solaris Urbino 8,9 LE electric. The emission-free Urbino will be supplied to the Masurian region within 12 months of signing the agreement. The total value of the...