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BYD double-decker bus. 200 times. It’s the number of electric double decker bus units that BYD will deliver to the Chinese city of Xi’an. The Shenzhen based manufacturer launched on January 29th the world’s largest pure electric double decker bus fleet. BYD K8S was unveiled in late...

The VDL Citea Light Low Entry Electric length variant of 11.5 metres is now available. For over 2 years now, the Citea LLE-99 Electric with a length of 9.9 metres has been operating in various operations. With the introduction of the 11.5 metre length variant, VDL aims to offer operators the opportu...

Busworld is getting ready for the first exhibition in South East Asia. The fair will take place from March 20 – 22, 2019 at the Jakarta International Expo (JIEXPO) Kemayoran, Jakarta. Busworld Academy Congress presents also a strong programme (click HERE for the event page). 2019, a year full of Bus...

Following, our 2nd report about Ebus test 2018, held in Bonn in October 2018. The event is organized by the German magazine Omnibusspiegel. In this second article we focus on the Sileo S 18, one of the three contenders. You can click HERE for the introduction and HERE for the overview on the Solaris...

Kungsbacka is the fourth Swedish city to order zero emission buses from Volvo. KE’s Bussar, the municipality’s public transport company, has ordered three electric buses and three plug-in hybrid buses from the Gothenburg-based company. These are the first electric buses to operate in tha...

A Slovenian electric midibus equipped with a wireless charging system. TAM Vero (brand and model respectively) presents itself as a newcomer in the increasingly crowded electric bus market. The vehicle, built on a modular platform, is available in a variety of sizes from 7.7 to 10.7 meters and has b...

Alstom sends the zero emission bus Aptis in Spain. It won’t be a vacation, though. The bus will experience a six-week roadshow. Aptis will be tested together with local transport companies in Barcelona, Madrid and Vigo. The first operational test starts on January in Barcelona Metropolitan Are...

Following, we report about Ebus test 2018, held in Bonn in October 2018. The event is organized by the German magazine Omnibusspiegel. Below, the first article, as introduction. Successively, we will publish one detailed article on each vehicle. Keep following! Between 1.65 and 1.84 kilowatt hours p...

Ekoenergetyka-Polska has put into operation the infrastructure for charging electric buses in Inowrocław. Three OppCharge pantograph charging stations of 300 kW each supply 8 electric buses on the streets of the city, located 260 km north of Warsaw. Inowrocław took delivery of 8 Volvo 7900 electric ...

Keolis Canada has ordered 12 electric school buses Type C from the Quebec-based manufacturer Lion Electric. This transaction, Keolis points out, is on track with public opinion, as 92% of Quebeckers want school boards and schools to increase their use of electric buses. With this order, Keolis Canad...