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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...

China International Bus Expo (CIBE) has a strong focus on showcasing the industrial leading innovations and technologies, providing professional services towards not only domestic but international audiences.

While the path for the future city buses is apparently clear and opened, for long-distance buses the transition to more sustainable technologies involves number of possibilities. LNG, biofuels, hybrid: these are, to be simple, the three main options manufacturers are facing with, in the need to imag...

A 24-meter trolleybus through Genoa’s streets. The vehicle has been lent by the Austrian town of Linz. This morning in Genoa took place the inauguration of a three days pilot held by public transport operator AMT. In the spotlight, a trolleybus Van Hool Exquicity 24 meters long. The capacity i...

A bus service (belonging to the same group of the bus manufacturer) aims to modernize Vietnam public transportation systems through the deployment of at least 3,000 electric buses. The vehicles will be manufactured by VinFast and operated by VinBus. Both are, as mentioned, subsidiary of the same con...

Solaris, the first picture of the 24-meter trolleybus. Announced in February 2018, the Trollino 24 meter trolleybus has been partially unveiled by the first shot that has started to circulate on the web, even though no many details are visible. The photo was published by Transinfo, a Polish magazine...