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VHH and MAN are working together to test how used batteries behave after initial use in vehicles and as a stationary energy storage system, under real-world operating conditions. To this end, in the Bergedorf quarter of Hamburg, a container with a total capacity of 500 kWh has been connected to the ...

The first two MAN Lion’s City E has been handovered today to the two Hamburg‘s public transport operator: Hochbahn and VHH (the latter has just signed the first tender-based order for the bus). A MAN’s demo fleet of 15 electric buses will be on the road in customer operations in five Eur...

Which is the effect of cold weather on the electric bus range? Is battery-electric or fuel cell the best option when it comes to performance during winter? A new study, realized in the US and funded under a National Fuel Cell Bus Program grant, provides a clear answer: the switch to cold temperature...

It’s time to hit the road for batch of electric bus at Birmingham airport. Six Volvo 7900e, whose purchase was announced in March 2019, are fitting the airport’s plan to reach a target of net zero carbon emission by 2033. The new service is part of a framework agreement initiative from t...

The world’s first hydrogen-powered BRT system is called Fébus and is operational in the south of France. The city of Pau has seen yesterday the roll-out of the eight Van Hool Exqui.City FC 18-meter hydrogen buses. They serve 14 stations along a six kilometre long dedicated BRT lane with priori...

The debut of electric articulated buses in New York. On Sunday, the first 18-meter zero emission bus (from New Flyer) was deployed by MTA on one of the city’s busiest crosstown routes – the 14th Street busway – as part of the agency’s plan to enhance and modernize the bus fleet. 15 articulated elect...

Eight US states, driven by California, are developing an action plan to put hundreds of thousands more zero-emission trucks and buses on the roads. The initiative has been announced yesterday by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) agency. To date, a Statement of Intent (entitled ‘Multi-S...

San Francisco opts for BAE Systems electric motor for 68 transit buses bound to operate in the city’s Green Bus Zones. These buses will be able, thanks to Series-ER system, to switch off the combustion engine and run on electric power in planned green zones through the city. BAE Systems announ...

Keolis Norge has signed an order for 88 electric buses Yutong E12 and thus set a new record as Norway’s largest battery-electric bus order. The vehicles, to be produced by Yutong Eurobus Scandinavian, will be delivered in 2020. Keolis Norge has also ordered 10 Solaris Trollino. Yutong ready fo...

2020 will be the year of the launch of Mercedes eCitaro in articulated version. Namely: eCitaro G. The debut of the new version of the Mannheim-made battery-electric bus in 2020 has been scheduled by Daimler Buses ‘electric’ roadmap since the launch of the 12-meter eCitaro. The eCitaro 1...