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The first electric, open-top double-decker sightseeing bus in London hit the road a few days ago. The driveline? Electric motors integrated in the wheels manufactured by Ziehl-Abegg (ZAwheel). The bus is built by Unvi and operated by “The Original Tour”, a subsidiary of the international RATP Group....

Everything started when the city of Vaasa, in Finland, decided to become the first carbon neutral city in the country. More than one year ago 12 Scania Citywide fuelled with the biogas produced by the waste processing plant at Stormossen hit the road for the first time. The target of 700,000 total k...

55 electric buses are not enough. RET Rotterdam signed on 25 October a contract for 103 Citea SLE-120 Hybrid and 40 Citea LLE-120 diesel Euro VI. Fully electric buses will be used for shorter city lines, while the hybrid buses for the regional lines. Hybrid buses for Rotterdam Starting in late 2019 ...

Voyages Emile Weber fleet will see a total of 21 Irizar electric buses on the road. Seven vehicles (12 meter) have already been put into service, and now the group ha ordered other 14 units of ie tram, in articulated version. They are the first 18 m articulated buses with 525 kWh to operate in [&hel...

Electric Flixbus: after France, it’s Germany time (and after Yutong, BYD here comes). An electric coach has been launched today (25 october) on the route between Frankfurt and Mannheim. Flixbus is also cooperating with Greenpeace Energy: the vehicles are powered by clean energy sources. Electr...

Karin Rådström, Scania Vice President, Head of Buses and Coaches, outlines the strategy of the group with regards to electromobility and sustainability solutions. The electric city bus, the choices about battery technology, the LNG coach. Scania, electric bus toward serial production Electric bus by...

Busworld China prepares for a new concept: the appointment initially scheduled for March 2019 has been postponed to the next year. The exhibition is expected to become the equivalent of Busworld Europe. Technological focus for Busworld China As announced in August 2018, Busworld International and VN...

Bulgarian capital city Sofia will have up to 15 new electric buses by Chariot Motors in service by 2019 thanks to a loan provided by the EBRD and the Green Energy Special Fund (GESF). The lenders are extending €7.35 million to Sofia Electrical Transport Company EAD (SETC) for the first phase of the ...

Karsan Atak will be soon produced in electric version, fitted with Dana TM4 SUMO MD electric motor and inverter. Turkish bus builder is indeed cooperating with Dana Incorporated. Karsan has been developing sustainable electric-driven vehicles since 2015 and introduced its first prototype electric mi...

Egged Bus System, in Netherlands, bets on gas for the suburban services with Iveco. The transport company based in Purmerend, indeed, has ordered 43 Crossway Low Entry Natural Power. The vehicle was awarded as Sustainable Bus Award 2018 in Intercity category for being the only low entry intercity bu...