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Daimler Buses invests in digital mobility by acquiring a 5.25% stake in IVU Traffic Technologies AG. The operation also includes a strategic partnership between IVU and Daimler Buses to offer integrated mobility solutions for tomorrow’s public transport. A suite for electric buses Increasing c...

Mobility on top. As the EU elections approach (they’ll take place between 23 and 26 May), UITP is calling for all forthcoming decision makers to take highly care of the topic of mobility in their agenda for the next five years. The international organization of public transport has released a ...

TPER Bologna brings the number of hybrid buses in the fleet to 86: the largest hybrid fleet in Italy. Last purchase, a fleet of 28 Citaro Hybrid, equipped with mild hybrid technology. 19 of them were presented this morning in Bologna, where two routes will be operated only with hybrid buses. The oth...

Electric buses are expensive not only for the customer… but also for the manufacturer. While it is known that an electric bus costs in average more than twice as much as a corresponding diesel model (around 40 per cent goes for the batteries), the costs in research and development of electric ...

TTC Toronto brings to 20 the number of electric buses ordered to New Flyer. After the first order for 10 Xcelsior Charge (with option for further 30), the Toronto Transit Commission recently awarded the Canadian manufacturer with an additional contract for 10 zero emission vehicles. As a first step ...

The Mercedes eCitaro is going to be tested in 14 European countries. The battery electric bus already made its appearance in Florence, Italy, where it’ll be operating for two weeks on urban lines. Several eCitaro buses will be driving to locations and contract partners of Daimler Buses in Luxe...

Volvo to deliver the first electric bus in Ireland. The Gothenburg-based company has been awarded the contract to supply a fully electric bus to the Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport Hotel. This will be the first electric bus to go into operation in Ireland and will operate passenger transfers at Dublin A...

The electric bus by Scania, which is going towards serial production after a pilot started in March 2018, will be the protagonist of a trial of autonomous buses on regular routes that will be carried on by Nobina in the Stockholm area with two vehicles. The trial period is planned to begin in 2020. ...

Ekoenergetyka-Polska produced in 2018 bus charging stations with a total capacity of 15 MW. Plus, the company won tenders all around Europe (Paris and Malmo, for instance), founded a new Research and Development Center for new technologies in electric transport and increased its employees by over 12...

New Flyer is advancing fourth-year production of 115 hybrid buses Xcelsior (forty-foot / 12 meter length) for Philadelphia. They’ll be operated by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). This is the fourth installment of a five-year contract by SEPTA for a total of 525 ...