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Four Volvo electric buses will be delivered to the PTA of Western Australia, as part of the existing 900 supply agreement between Volvo and Transperth which was signed in March 2019. The agreement includes provisions for the introduction of alternative powered vehicles into the public transport bus ...

Norway, Vy Buss has taken delivery of its first 15 BYD battery-electric buses. This initial delivery represents the start of a major fleet renewal programme comprising 55 BYD eBuses. What is interesting is that this supply features eight 13-metre Class II models and seven 18-metre articulated units....

As of 2013, electric minibuses by Rampini were already operating in Vienna. And other cities followed. It happened before battery-electric technology became the target of the industry’s efforts with regards to Class I buses. A commitment to growth and technological innovation has marked the la...

Representatives of the Polish city of Szczytno and of Solaris Bus & Coach have signed a contract for the supply of two electric buses Solaris Urbino 8,9 LE electric. The emission-free Urbino will be supplied to the Masurian region within 12 months of signing the agreement. The total value of the...

June 27th has been the day of the incorporation into Santiago de Chile public transport system for 150 new BYD electric buses. Operated by the transit company Metbus, which currently has the largest fleet of electric buses in the Americas, these buses will be operating in services that run through A...

Hyundai County Electric is the name of the first electric minibus developed by the Seoul-based company. The vehicles has been recently unveiled. It’ll be introduced in the Korean market.  The 7,710 mm-long County Electric is equipped with a high-efficiency and high-power 128-kWh lithium-ion-po...

The Italian city of Taranto is getting ready to move, in just a few years, to the role of forerunner of electric public mobility in the country, embracing the concept of the electric BRT system. A first European call for tender (focused on feasibility study and project works) has been launched ...

Yutong and BYD are the two contenders at the tender for 100 battery-electric buses issued in early 2020 by Turin public transport company GTT. BYD e-buses are already in the city, while the participation of Yutong is a novelty for the Italian market. On the other hand, it’s no mystery that the...

Solaris will deliver the first electric school bus in Poland. A Solaris Urbino 12 Electric has been adapted to this extent: it will carry children to classes in Godzianów near Łódź. The purchase of the electric school bus was subsidised by NFOŚiGW (the National Fund for Environmental Protection and ...

Orange County bus fleet will be full electric by 2040, in line with the state requirements and following the draft plan approved by the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors. The document, that will now be submitted to the California Air Resources Board, outlines how the ...