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UITP and ACEA urge EU members to scale up support measures for alternative fuel infrastructure for buses. The two organization, representing public transport sector and automobile industry respectively, issued a joint call addressed to EU countries in order to demand an increase in investments in ch...

Keolis has been awarded a bus contract in Norway for a fleet that runs on 100% renewable energy. The bus fleet consists of 136 buses. The 9 and an half year contract, awarded by the public transport authority of Bergen Skyss, is worth 333 million euros and will come into effect on 1 December 2020. K...

Following the Jest, also the Karsan Atak will very soon be available in battery electric version. The Turkish brand presented in Munich the zero emission variant of the 8-metre bus. The key feature is the battery technology: as the Jest, the Karsan Atak Electric is equipped with the same batteries m...

Solaris will bring to the Busworld Europe 2019 the Urbino 18 Electric with updated batteries. Capacity will reach 550 kWh. The information was provided today during the international press conference organized by Solaris in the city of Gdynia (Poland). Bruxelles Expo will be also the premiere place ...

Fiat Ducato electric, 2020 will be the year of its debut on the market. The electric version of the best seller vehicle, also in configuration for passenger transport (able to accommodate 16 people in addition to the driver) will be available on order from December 2019. This will be the first elect...

Lithium-ion battery systems manufacturer Akasol is planning to open a production facility in the USA. The plant will be in Detroit region, Michigan (the State is supporting the plan with grant). Production is expected to start next year. 200 jobs are to be created over the next five years, the compa...

Safra is partnering with the Michelin’s subsidiary Symbio to develop a French-made hydrogen bus. The bus, that belongs to the Businova range, has been recently launched and features, according to the manufacturer, a range of 300 km available after 30 minutes’ charging time. The first uni...

Iveco autonomous bus prototype is coming in early 2021. It is being developed in the framework of STAR project and thanks to a wide range of partnerships between Iveco Bus and a group of companies and laboratories. The main partner is anyway EasyMile, a French company that already developed and pres...

Nine US airports have so far decided to buy Proterra electric buses for ground transportation. Last but not least is Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in North Carolina, that announced an order for five 35-foot (10.6 meter) Proterra Catalyst E2 zero emission buses. Five 125 kW Proterra p...

Berlin electric bus fleet ‘grows up’ thanks to a new order for no less than 90 Solaris Urbino 12 electric. They’ll be delivered to BVG from spring 2020 on and will feature electric heating system and pantograph for fast charging. The contract, including charging infrastructures, is...