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GVB Amsterdam is launching a market consultation procedure in order to set the ground for the purchase of a number between 91 and 142 e-buses by 2025. Once the deal will be signed, a first batch of 39 vehicles will be ordered. All the vehicles for the municipal public transport operator will be equi...

ElringKlinger AG and VDL Bus & Coach have agreed on a strategic partnership within the area of fuel cell technology. The cooperation agreement, that will last until 2021, provides for the development and industrialization of fuel cell stacks and systems for mobile and stationary applications. In...

Scania is about to enter the electric bus market with the Citywide BEV unveiled at Busworld and tested since 2017 in Sweden. Series production has been delayed because of Covid pandemic (which had a severe consequence on the brand’s activities in the bus & coach field, with a -44% of order...

A direct presence in European markets (with a focus on the Nordics), waiting for a demand that is set to grow rapidly. Although the pandemic has impacted on bus tenders bringing many of them to be postponed, Yutong is getting ready for future challenges. Franco Miniero, Yutong Managing Director for ...

Ekoenergetyka – Polska won a tender in Denmark, thus preparing the ground for its first project in the country. It will provide charging infrastructure for electric buses for the second largest city in Denmark, Aarhus. Denmark will be the fifteenth country in Europe where Ekoenergetyka is present. C...

Scania has selected EVBox Group and ENGIE as charging partners for electric buses and trucks. The three companies have signed a four-years global partnership. This cooperation «will focus on both trucks and buses applications, and provide complete charging solutions to Scania’s customers. The soluti...

An hydrogen bus pilot is about to be launched in Ireland. As part of Hydrogen Mobility Ireland (HMI) roadmap for hydrogen deployment, a Caetano H2.City Gold will be operated on a number of routes across Dublin by Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, Dublin City University (DCU) and Dublin Airport from November ...

Following a first purchase of 25 Solaris electric buses and the awarding to the Polish manufacturer of a 250 units framework contract (with 40 units already delivered), ATM Milano has decided to commission another 100 battery-electric buses from Bolechowo. 100 electric buses for Milan In line with t...

2020 will see an overall 7% contraction in global battery electric commercial vehicle markets. 2021 is expected to show a significant recovery, with 47% growth in the battery electric sector. And hybrids are going to play a major role, leveraging on the new Chinese policy direction, which is imminen...

«Buses and trains are not corona virus hotspots». It’s the strong position of the association of German transport companies VDV, that is taking the occasion of a political debate to underline how national and international studies haven’t so far demonstrated high risk of infection on pub...