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Curtain has been raised on the first electric minibus concept by Indcar. Called Strada e-City, the vehicle is based on the Iveco Daily van chassis and is equipped with 135 kWh of batteries, supplied by Millor Battery. The electric motor can develop up to 140 kW. The electric minibus by Indcar is des...

Who visited IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hannover (Germany) this year had the chance to see it in a version powered by Efficient Drivetrains. In that occasion Daimler announced the beginning of the cooperation with Proterra. The launch of the first electric school bus realized by Proterra and Thomas B...

107 million euros from European Commission for the retrofit of diesel buses. In Germany, green transition of public transport has a flavour of… diesel. Indeed, the European Commission has found German plans to support the retrofitting of diesel buses used for public transport to be in line wit...

Electromobility is step by step becoming Solaris‘ core business, but gas is also a source of satisfaction for the Polish manufacturer. At the beginning of the year, the company delivered the first pre-series Solaris Urbino 18 CNG to RATP. The framework agreement includes the delivery of up to ...

20 electric buses in Ecuador and 27 in Denmark. Double order for BYD: beneficiaries, two public transport companies at the two ends of the globe. Particularly significant is the Danish order: the 27 buses that will be delivered to Anchersen (they’ll be deployed in Copenhagen) represent the deb...

Electric buses are not enough to make a green fleet. Issues such as energy production and life cycle emissions are quite known and debated. But what is happening in UK is a real extreme case: a fleet of electric buses powered by a diesel generator. Indeed, Harrogate Bus Company claims it’s hav...

Alfabus, Chinese manufacturer of electric buses, is ready to debut in Europe under the denomination Alfabus Europe, that is the result of a strategic partnership between Basco Bus, distributor and seller of 2nd hand buses based in northern Italy, and the Chinese manufacturer. The electric bus Ecity ...

Lithium-ion battery price will go down by 52 per cent between 2018 and 2030, and this (together with the rise of electric vehicles market) will drive the global energy storage market growing to a cumulative 857GWh by 2040 (now we are at 198 gigawatt hours). 1.2 trillion dollars will be invested in e...

With almost 130 years of history behind us, the UITP biennial Summit is a truly global occasion that remains the world’s biggest event dedicated to public transport and sustainable mobility. The 2019 edition will be held in Stockholm, Sweden (9-12 June 2019) under the theme “The Art of Public Transp...

ABB is building new global headquarter and R&D center in order to advance its leading position in EV charging infrastructure. With a particular attention on the electric bus segment: the testing areas will be large enough for a public transport bus to drive inside. The new facility (3,600 square...