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Electric Citaro is almost ready for the market. The 20 years aged best seller in the field of city buses has ben unveiled in its battery version during 2017 and will go into serial production by the end of this year. Hochbahn Hamburg (that plans to procure emission-free buses only from 2020) has alr...

Voith enters the growing market of electric buses, thanks to an innovative drive system realized for bus operation and suitable for vehicles from all manufacturers, even if it was originally conceptualized as a prototype for a Solaris Urbino Electric. In September, Voith will introduce the demonstra...

Byd is partnering with the company US Hybrid Corporation to develop a battery electric bus enriched with a fuel cell range extender. The bus, in the project shared by the two companies, will use Byd’s battery electric bus platform integrated with fuel cell technology in order to increase the r...

The fuel cell bus from Toyota has been approved and launched on the market. Sora project, which was officially commercialised, will have its arrival point at 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, when one hundred fuel cell buses are expected to circulate in Japan capital city. Toyota, noncomformist choice for fue...

Bristol Community Transport has invested in a fleet of 21 Scania biogas buses built with Alexander Dennis bodywork. They will be deployed on m1 Metrobus route, which will be operated by First West. Biogas buses for Metrobus in Bristol Metrobus is a new rapid public transport system for the West of E...

Webasto and Samsung SDI, focus on batteries. The two companies have signed an agreement aimed at laying the foundations for cooperation in the production of high-voltage batteries for commercial vehicles. Siemens battery for Webasto multi-pack concept Batteries will be the subject of technological &...

An electric low floor midi/minibus built in order to meet paratransit (transit of physically challenged persons), transit and urban requirements and able to travel 150 miles (240 km) on a single charge. It’s the project of Lion Electric (Lion), innovative company that recently unveiled its new...

The diffusion of electric buses will spread way faster than the one of electric cars. In 2040, the 80 per cent of the global municipal fleet is expected to be electric. The electrification of road transport will move into top gear in the second half of the 2020s, thanks to tumbling battery costs and...

Paying for public transport tickets in Milan is becoming easier and easier thanks to digital technology. The municipal transport operator Atm Milano indeed began the installation of the first devices that will allow commuters to pay for the subway tickets directly at the turnstile with a contactless...

Vans, buses and trucks – commercial vehicles are a major part of our lives. Today we can choose from an extensive range of goods worldwide that are delivered right to our doors. This would not be possible without freight transport and logistics. And it is the commercial vehicles that cover that last...