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Mercedes Citaro electric, the time has come. Today Mercedes has showcased its first battery electric city bus, a concept for the first time presented in March. The world premiere of the electric Citaro will be held at IAA in Hannover and the serial production will begin by the end of the year. The e...

BYD electric buses, three orders from Norway and Spain. 42 articulated electric buses will go into operation in Oslo, thanks to a couple of orders placed by public transport operator Nobina. BYD has also secured its second electric bus fleet order in Spain: the order for 15 electric buses 12 meters ...

“The bus users’ wishes will play a much more decisive part than previously in the development of the Future City Bus,” says Dr. Ahmet Demircioglu, a futurologist at Daimler. In the year 2030, “classic” city buses will no longer be the only ones on the road. Electric buses are bound to conquer the ur...

MAN Truck & Bus is ready to launch its fully electric Lion’s City E at this year’s International Motor Show (IAA) for Commercial Vehicles in Hannover, Germany. The vehicles will be equipped with central electric motor and depot charging. The mass production will start in the second half of 2020....

43 electric buses in operation in Eindhoven in the framework of the first big project of electric bus fleet with fast charging system. The first, but no more the only. Since May 2018, 100 electric buses are running around Schipol Airport, in Amsterdam. And many of them are in service 24/24 seven day...

Efficient Drivetrains is now part of Cummins’ family. The engine manufacturing company has acquired Silicon Valley-based Efficient Drivetrains, which designs and produces hybrid and fully- electric power solutions for commercial markets. Adding Efficient Drivetrains to the Cummins portfolio is...

Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) is working to build a decarbonized bus fleet, after having stopped in 2012 to buy diesel buses, replaced with Cng vehicles. This autumn a tender will be open for adding 10 electric buses to the present fleet. At the moment the authority is seeking funding. The d...

100 electric buses by BYD will go in operation in Chile’s capitol Santiago. The announce has been made today, 3rd July. They will debut on the road of the city by late November. The model? BYD K9FE. Two electric buses BYD already in operation in Santiago The electric buses will be incorporated...

Solaris Bus & Coach has been acquired by the Spanish company Caf, which in this way expands its area of interest to the world of electromobility, which sees Solaris as European leader in the electric bus market with a market share of 18 percent. A market with marginal numbers to date, but ready ...

Volvo hometown, Gotheburg, takes the lead in the transition to zero emission bus system in Sweden. Volvo Buses, indeed, has just received an order for 30 electric buses 7900 from Gs Buss, subsidiary of Göteborgs Spårvägar, and Public Transport Authority Västtrafik. It is the biggest order so far for...