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The order was signed in March, the start of operation happened on the 29th November. On that day 164 new electric buses were put in operation for Qbuzz in the concession Groningen/Drenthe, in the Netherlands: 45 Citea from VDL Bus & Coach, 59 GX 437 Elec from Heuliez and 60 Ebusco 2.2 buses. Thi...

New trolleybuses are coming to Bergen. For the first time Solaris enters in the Norwegian trolleybus market. The city operator Keolis Norge signed an order for 10 Solaris Trollino 18. In line with the agreement, with a total value of EUR 8 million, the deliveries of the Polish-made trolleybus to Nor...

40 Yutong battery-powered trolleybus have been put in operation in Mexico City. Further 23 vehicles are expected to arrive in December. Their main feature is the battery on board, that according to In Motion Technology scheme, allows zero emission operation even in the areas not covered with wire li...

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will award $423 million in transit infrastructure grants nationwide to “improve the safety and reliability of America’s bus systems and enhance mobility for transit riders”, quoting the press information from FTA. A total of 94 projects in 42 stat...

The eCitaro German fleets keep growing. Reutlinger Stadtverkehr (RSV) took delivery of four vehicles on 29th November. Buses that will be recovered in a completely new and purpose-built electric bus depot. The largest order so far signed for the eCitaro is the one from Hanover, where 48 zero emissio...

A double electric bus premiere was celebrated today in Cremona (Italy): this morning Arriva‘s first zero emission buses for the city’s public transport network were presented. On the same occasion it has been executed the very first delivery of Alfabus Europe buses. The two 12-meter batt...

The role of public transport in the framework of EU Green New Deal. It’s the topic of an open letter addressed by UITP to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans. The public transport sector can make a key contribution towards...

Today was the first day on the road for the first Solaris Urbino electric buses ordered by MPK Poznań. Ordered last December, they were included in regular line traffic today. The inauguration of new vehicles was attended by, among others Jacek Jaśkowiak, President of Poznań (some 20 km far from Sol...

Brisbane future metro network will be operated through electric buses. Brisbane City Council is willing to introduce a new fleet of bi-articulated zero emission vehicles. The 24-meter buses (named “Metro”), according to the plans, will integrate seamlessly into busway operations and shar...

The electrification of Munich bus fleet asks for a purpose-built depot, where up to 200 electric buses will find their recovery place. The brand new depot, named Hybrid.M, will be managed by Stadtwerke München GmbH (SWM) and Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbh (MVG). The tender for the charging infras...