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Amiens Métropole and Keolis just launched what they claims to be “the first electric BRT in France”. The service is operated by electric buses on four new rapid transit routes. The buses involved in this project are 43 model of Irizar ie tram that are now part of a fleet of 136 buses dep...

Below, a contribution from Interact Analysis, a market research firm focused on intelligent automation, with a specific department for truck, bus and off-highway electrification. Interact Analysis recently wrote about the following topic: “New Chinese Subsidy Policy Results in 130,000 Fewer El...

Stop calling them ‘manufacturers’! As electric buses increasingly roll out, manufacturers are forced to become service providers, able to assist the operator in building the system that surrounds the vehicle. This is why Proterra is launching Proterra Energy fleet solutions, a suite of o...

SPIE becomes formally Heliox partner for installation, service and maintenance of charging infrastructure, after two years working together. The two companies entered in a service contract signed a few weeks ago in Heliox headquarters in the Netherlands. The service contract was signed by Mark Smidt...

650 electric buses delivered to a total of 44 European cities in 12 countries. This is the ‘business card’ of BYD Europe, the first overseas subsidiary of the Chinese giant BYD. Established in Rotterdam in 1998, the company is today the European market leader in electric bus sales (as we...

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is awarding nearly $14 million (some 12,4 million euros) in grants for alternative fuel buses to serve communities around the state. The money has been awarded to six transit agencies, CDOT announces. Funding became available through the Volkswagen Se...

Allison Transmission launches in North American market an electric axle powertrain system developed for electric buses. The company unveiled the new e-axle range, under the denomination ABE series, at the Advanced Clean Technology Expo in Long Beach, California. In late April Allison announced the p...

Transport for London will operate 20 fuel cell double decker buses (through EU funded JIVE project). The vehicles, built by British manufacturer Wrightbus and powered by Ballard Power Systems, are scheduled to arrive in London next year. In the same year 2020 also Liverpool is going to have the firs...

By 2021 the Mercedes eCitaro‘s battery will be able to carry 330 kWh, thus covering about 50 percent of all applications. This battery capacity also opens the door to the introduction of an eCitaro G articulated bus. Then, also solid-state batteries will become available. The fuel cell range e...

Nobina has become BYD largest bus customer in North Europe. The public transport operator, with activities in Scandinavian countries, has ordered further 20 zero emission buses for Sweden. The model chosen is the articulated BYD K11 eBus. Deliveries are planned since 2019. BYD zero emission buses fo...