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2020 will be the year of the launch of Mercedes eCitaro in articulated version. Namely: eCitaro G. The debut of the new version of the Mannheim-made battery-electric bus in 2020 has been scheduled by Daimler Buses ‘electric’ roadmap since the launch of the 12-meter eCitaro. The eCitaro 1...

A Chinese-built electric bus is bound to be offered on Irish road from next year, as the result of a project jointly developed with Harris Auto Group, which pointed out the specifications for the vehicle manufactured by Higer. It’ll be named STEED, acronym for Sustainable Transport Electric En...

Second life batteries once mounted on Volvo buses are now used for energy storage and as an energy source in Gothenburg’s Fyrklövern residential complex. It’s the second project in this regards developed by Volvo Buses in its hometown: the manufacturer is in fact among the partners involved in...

Equipmake electric bus chassis will be designed and manufactured in a newly opened factory in Snetterton, Norfolk (UK). The new facility has been inaugurated on 6th December: here Equipmake will primarily design and build its EBus electric bus chassis (displayed at Busworld 2019 in Brussels) for a g...

For MAN this is a real premiere. Lately ‘landed’ in the electric bus field with the Lion’s City E, the German company is now announcing the very first order (based on a tender) for its battery-electric bus. The contract comes from Hamburg: the transport company Verkehrsbetriebe Ham...

Mainly known among Sustainable Bus’ pages for its electric bus products (both battery-electric and trolleybuses), Solaris Bus & Coach is also active in the field of gas-powered buses. And Tallin, capital city of Estonia, has just issued a large order for as many as 100 Solaris Urbino CNG. ...

Olectra bus built with BYD, the production to ramp up. BYD is planning to increase the electric bus production in India to 5,000 vehicles per year from the 2,000 that are built now. The news has been reported on Business Standard, quoting a statement by Ketsu Zhang, executive director of BYD India. ...

Busworld North America is under preparation. The first edition of the new exhibition will be held in January 28-30, 2021 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore (Maryland), United States. This first Busworld North America will follow exactly 1 year after the inaugural seminar Busworld Academ...

There’s one country in Europe where hybrid technology applied to buses is particolarly alive and kicking. It’s Belgium, where the company De Lijn is based and operation. Lately, the group has issued a mega-order for no less than 200 VDL Citea hybrid, thus continuing its good cooperation ...

A commuter bus service operated through two double-decker buses fueled with biodiesel. Keolis (or, being specific, its subsidiary Keolis Sverige) has been awarded a new contract in Sweden, between Gothenburg and Boras, covering 65km and starting from December 2020. The service will provide a service...