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Following the world premiere of Mercedes eCitaro, when Daimler management announced the roadmap of expected batteries’ development claiming that in 2020 Akasol Nmc batteries will be able to carry 35 per cent more energy in the same space/weight, now Akasol takes the floor, with a press release...

Shift to electric buses in Chattanooga, Tennessee, can benefit from the installation of a 200 kilowatt wireless charging system realized by Momentum Dynamics Corporation. The innovative infrastructure became operational on June 26th. The system is installed inside the Chattanooga Area Regional Trans...

Memphis is going to buy ten electric buses thanks to 19.9 million dollars fund coming from Tennessee Department of Transportation. The grant will cover also the charging infrastructure. At the end of 2017, 9 per cent of all transit agencies of the United States either had electric buses in service o...

VDL Bus & Coach has been award with a 55 electric buses contract by Rotterdam public transport operator RET. VDL will also provide the charging infrastructures. Everything should be ready by the end of 2019. The buses will be charged over night at depot and during the service with rapid charging...

Yes, double decker buses are really not so common in US cities. While London is converting step by step its red double decker bus fleet to electricity, Foothill Transit (that operate just outside Los Angeles) has ordered its first buses of this kind. With electric drive as well. A double premiere on...

Solaris Bus & Coach realized the world’s first mobile blood donation centre in an electric bus, the Solaris Urbino 8.9 LE electric. It is the first of two vehicles of this type commissioned by the Regional Blood Donation Centre (RCKiK) in Katowice. On the day of its première the vehicle won an a...

BYD, thanks to the partnership with Generate Capital, is going to launch a Electric Bus Leasing Program. It’s the first ever partnership of this kind in the United States. The initial investment is of 200 million dollars that will be used for making easier the adoption of electric vehicles for...

Ten electric double-decker buses will soon hit the streets of Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city. The veichles, as stated by local press, are built and assembled by Kiwi Bus Builders in Tauranga and are equipped with lithium ion-based battery technology from global developer Microvast. The...

The new Mercedes eCitaro is the kick-off for an innovation initiative with a clear strategy aimed at the electrification of public transit with buses in cities and population centres. Daimler is sure that the eCitaro will be able to replace city buses powered by a combustion engine nearly completely...

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...