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by Stefano Alfano Trolleybuses have been chosen to play a major role in the future organization of Genoa public transport network. In fact, they are at the heart of the Italian city government’s projects. The city will soon receive 14 battery-electric buses, and in the meanwhile is planning a ...

A spray for bus disinfection. Marcopolo deploys an ad-hoc biosafety solution to reduce infection’s risks. The solution was developed by Marcopolo Next, a division of Marcopolo focused on innovation, in collaboration with Aurratech. The result? The FIP Onboard (FIP stands for ‘fog in plac...

In the EU bus market, electric bus registrations increased by 170.5% from 594 units in 2018 to 1,607 buses sold in 2019. 85% of all new buses in European Union in 2019 were diesel-fuelled, with electric vehicles making up 4.0% of total new bus registrations. The figures coming from ACEA (European Au...

More hydrogen buses and a brand new depot for RVK Köln (Cologne, Germany). A procurement for up to 36 additional hydrogen buses and the construction of the new depot have been deliberated in late March, the regional public transport company announces today. Now the project “Grüner Mobilhof GL&...

Jo Bamford, Wrightbus new owner, has plans for the rollout of no less than 3,000 hydrogen buses in the UK by 2024, all built in Ballymena. To this extent, Bamford, who also leads a green hydrogen production company named Ryse, asked the government to «unlock the UK’s hydrogen industry» address...

The Optare Metrodeck H2 is a new add to the offer of hydrogen bus for UK (and international) markets. The launch of the new city bus model was announced yesterday (27 April). The fuel cell powertrain has been developed by the Liverpool-based company Arcola Energy, so that the bus stands out for bein...

The Solaris Urbino 15 LE Electric is on the launching pad. A 15-meter variant of the Solaris Urbino LE Electric will be launched by the end of this year, the Polish manufacturer announced. The tri-axle bus is mainly addressed to customers of the Scandinavian market and will be equipped, for the firs...

Ebusco got a follow-up order from Belgium for a batch of e-buses to be in operation from mid-2021 with De Lijn’s livery. Ten vehicles are part of this just-awarded order coming from Multiobus, De Lijn’s subcontractor, for Flanders’ inner-city and regional traffic in the Flemish Brabant r...

Irizar e-mobility will be suppling 29 Irizar ie tram 12-meter to Orleans in France. The procurement process was concluded in December 2019, and Orléans Métropole stated in early 2020: «Following experimentation with different models since 2017, the tendering committee met on 19 December to award the...

A new alliance for commercial battery electric vehicles development. BYD and Hino signed a strategic business agreement today. The two companies will collaborate on a development of BEV products. Also, by utilizing both of their knowledge and experience, the Sino-Japanese cooperation will led to a c...