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MCI is launching a new electric coach in the US. Flixbus already took the opportunity to test it. Built by Motor Coach Industry (MCI), part of New Flyer Industries group, the vehicle has been sent on a Sacramento to San Francisco route (around 85 miles) for evaluation on October 28. MCI is bringing ...

Busworld Europe 2019. The biggest ‘bus and coach only’ exhibition in the world organized its first edition in Brussels from 18 to 23 October 2019. All numbers increased: more space (50,000 to 79,000 sqm), more exhibitors (376 to 511 of which 176 were newcomers) and more visitors (37,274 ...

The AKASystem AKM CYC high energy battery by Akasol gained the Innovation Award 2019 at the 25th Busworld exhibition in Brussels. Serial production for the first customers will begin as early as 2021. The main feature of the new battery module AKASystem AKM CYC, based on NMC, is the increased energy...

Proterra gets its first order from Idaho. In fact, the Valley Regional Transit (VRT) agreed to purchase eight Proterra Catalyst 35-foot E2 buses and eight 125 kW plug-in charging systems. As mentioned above, VRT is Proterra’s first customer in Idaho and the first transit agency in Idaho to bring ele...

The year 2019 may be remembered as the year when the electric bus sales volumes definitive ramp up. While in 2018 the European electric bus market increased of 48 per cent compared to 2017, in the first nine months of 2019 there has already been a + 100 per cent registrations. A fact made clear [&he...

A 275/70R22.5 tyre capable of carrying a steer axle load of eight tons. Michelin developed the X-Incity Energy Z looking at the electric bus market, in order to counterbalance the increased weight due to the batteries and allowing 500 kg more passenger capacity on board. The new model of tyre for el...

Carbon-free vehicles only. In 2039 Daimler Trucks & Buses will be selling only battery-electric and hydrogen powered buses and trucks, at least in the main markets of Europe, North America and Japan. In the same regions, battery-electric commercial vehicles will be in serial production by 2022. ...

527 km on a single charge. Iveco Bus announces that the Iveco e-Way just showed at Busworld has demonstrated exceptional efficiency and range during a test day. The bus travelled for 12 hours at an average speed of 46 km/h. Heating and air conditioning were turned off. We may say: it was born a few ...

A tour of seven French cities to promote more sustainable forms of mobility. It’s the goal that will be pursued by Keolis with its ‘Keolis new energies tour’, scheduled from 29 October to 3 December 2019. The group’s alternative energy experts will be presenting their vision of var...

Another sale success in North Europe for BYD, the new intercity pure electric bus gets its first order. The Chinese company has just received one of its largest single orders from a European public transport authority: a total of 55 pure electric eBus units will be supplied next year to for Norway’s...