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Proterra sets a new US record equipping the electric bus Catalyst E2 35-foot with no less than 440 kWh of battery capacity. The bus, Proterra claims, has successfully completed the safety, structural strength and distortion tests at the Altoona Bus Research and Testing Center with 440 kWh of onboard...

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Government subsidies’ decline could be just one among several reasons for the halt of operation in BYD GAC Guangzhou factory, where electric buses are being produced. Yesterday we reported about the fact that workers in the factory have been sent in leave till 31st May. Guangzhou GAC Group BYD...

Busworld China will be “on air” one year from now, with a key focus: electromobility. As announced in August 2018, Busworld International and VNU Exhibitions Asia Ltd. are partnering up to relaunch the reputational Busworld China. The event will be organised in the SWEEC (Shanghai World ...

Skoda Electric and Proton Power System has signed a letter of intent in order to jointly develop, sell and service fuel cell electric buses using Proton’s modular HyRange systems. The first outcome of the cooperations is expected to debut on the road by the first quarter of 2020. Cooperation between...

A shutdown? A normal situation in off-season period? BYD factory in Guangzhou (jointly managed with GAC group) temporarily halted operations, sending workers in leave till 31st May. A decision that would be connected to a slow down of Chinese electric bus market caused by the decrease of government ...

New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE H2. The North American manufacturer unveiled the Xcelsior Charge H2, thus becoming the first company in the US to offer two models of hydrogen bus, both eligible for federal funding. In fact, the 40 foot as well as the 60 foot (12.1 and 18.2 meter) model have successfully c...

Zaragoza (Spain) will have a Solaris Urbino 12 Electric on a trial over some weeks. The line tests will be carried out by the local carrier Avanza Zaragoza. One out of three buses sold by Solaris in 2018 were alternative drive vehicles. During last year, 107 Solaris battery electric buses were deliv...

Not only Chile: BYD delivered 20 electric buses in Ecuador. The buses started operation in Guayaquil, the country’s second biggest city and are deployed by the private bus operator Saucinc. The order follows a pilot held between November 2017 and March 2018: the BYD electric bus carried a tota...

Birmingham Airport has awarded Volvo Bus UK the contract to supply the airport with six Volvo 7900 Electric. The buses are scheduled to start operation in November 2019. They’ll be employed for free passenger transport service via all airport car park routes. Volvo 7900 Electric, 80 % less ene...