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BVG is considering a trolleybus-based solution in Berlin‘s Spandau district. A network that might in the future be served by bi-articulated vehicles equipped with In Motion Charging technology. According to a study realized by the German public operator, partial electrification by overhead lin...

BYD puts safety issues in the spotlight with the launch of the new battery system called ‘Blade Battery‘, a development set to mitigate concerns about battery safety in electric vehicles. The Chinese group, that before being one of the main electric bus manufacturer in the world is a bat...

Trolleybus equipped with hydrogen-powered range extender. An innovative concept that is carrying passenger on route 4 in Riga, Latvia’s capital city. The public transport operator Rīgas satiksme informed on 24th March 2020 that all the ten hydrogen-driven trolleybuses are now operational. The first ...

The contract for 130 articulated Solaris electric buses in Warsaw has been one of the main e-bus deal awarded in Europe in 2019. And it is becoming operational. The first Solaris Urbino 18 Electric started operation on line 503. And deliveries will be completed by the end of 2020, stated Solaris CEO...

In 2027, one third of EMT Madrid bus fleet will be electric and the other two thirds will be made of gas-powered buses. In the meanwhile, two zero emission (and zero costs) lines have been launched and the company has approved a 35 million euros investment for the purchase of 50 new electric buses. ...

In Bakersfield, California, Golden Empire Transit District (GET) will roll out five hydrogen buses. The investment has been deliberated by the Board of Directors and pushes GET forward in compliance with the California Air Resource Board (CARB) regulation. Today Golden Empire Transit District operat...

Public transport is needed now more than ever. But it needs support. This is, in a nutshell, the meaning of the open letter sent by UITP to the European institutions calling for the ongoing support of the sector now, and in the times that lie ahead. A document shared with other fellow associations s...

Cummins makes a further step towards the implementation of fuel cell solutions. Loop Energy announced that it has received an additional cash investment from Cummins. The further investment was made following Loop’s successful completion of requirements established at the time of Cummins initi...

«To succeed in the transition to a fossil-free transport system, biofuels are crucial. In 2019, Scania increased sales of vehicles that run on alternatives to diesel by 46 percent (6,631 vehicles). There is great potential for wider use of biofuels as all Scania vehicles can run on biodiesel-HVO». H...

A new generation of electric motor for road vehicles is ready to roll off TSA production lines. The Austrian company, based in Wiener Neudorf, is behind the technology that powers metro trains and trams in Wien as well as rail vehicles in around 60 countries worldwide. Bus and commercial vehicles ar...