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The new Citymood CNG by Industria Italiana Autobus are going into service in Bologna, where the whole delivery of 21 vehicles will be on the road by autumn. The news was announced by the public transport company TPER in a press release, which points out how the company (which operates in the city an...

Messina starts electric bus pilot with BYD. The Chinese company has won the tender for 13 electric buses that will be deployed in the Sicilian city by the operator Atm Messina (not to be confused with Atm Milano, with whom shares the same acronym). The contract for the supply of the electric city bu...

Busworld India 2018 is coming closer. It’ll be the 8th edition of the series, and for the second time it’ll be hosted in Bengaluru. From 29th to 31st August Indian bus & coach industry (more than 70 companies: manufacturers, component suppliers, technology providers and market leader...

by Jean-Philippe Pastre In July the 9th, Saint-Etienne Métropole voted for the In Motion Charging option for the STAS urban network. Saint-Etienne Métropole is one of the very rare cities in France still using trolleybuses in daily operations. A report, written with the Systra engeenering office and...

by Jean-Philippe Pastre The French law entitled “Loi de Transitition énergitique pour la croissance verte” issued in August 2015 planned a meeting initially scheduled on July 2018. It was intended to check if the operators, manufacturers and local authorities were ready to fulfill the 20...

Irizar e-mobility has just signed a contract with RDT 13 that includes the delivery and the maintenance of 15 Irizar ie tram, belonging to the last generation of electric buses realized by the Basque manufacturer. The vehicles will be deployed on the roads of Aix en Provence. Irizar ie tram, all Iri...

Below, a contribution from Interact Analysis, a market research firm focused on intelligent automation, with a specific department for truck, bus and off-highway electrification. Interact Analysis is cooperating with Sustainable Bus providing in-depth analysis on the dominant market trends and outlo...

Electric bus versus diesel bus… If, in environmental terms, there does not seem to be any match, the issue of costs is much more open. The ‘Electric Buses in Cities’ report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, published in spring 2018, dedicates much attention to this topic. «City electric buses a...

Aerosol fire extinguishing system AK0746 by Firecom Automotive has received approval according to the new regulation ECE-R107, which aims to standardize rules for accessories and vehicle spart parts in Europe. The system, which fight fire arising in the engine compartment of of buses and coaches, is...

If a diesel bus attained 12 miles (instead of 4,8) per gallon… then they would be as clean as an electric bus. Across the United States, electric buses have lower global warming emissions than diesel and natural gas buses, even in cities with power grids that depend on coal and natural gas pow...