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ZF launches a new central drive for electric buses and medium-duty trucks. The application has been developed in China and is addressed to Chinese market, where also the production will take place from 2020. Moreover, Chinese EV market is the biggest in the world (in the country around 18 per cent o...

Hamburger Hochbahn will have the first depot fully dedicated to electric buses in the whole Germany. The public transport company has appointed ABB to supply infrastructure for 44 high-power chargers. The installation is due to complete in Summer 2019. Hamburger Hochbahn’s goal is a full elect...

Two Solaris Urbino 12 electric for Hamburg started operation a few days ago, further 8 will follow in the next months. Hochbahn Hamburg showcased at the end of 2018 the the first series production model of Mercedes eCitaro. The public transport company ordered 20 electric buses by Mercedes together ...

Akasol, battery supplier for the Mercedes eCitaro, announces the expansion of a framework agreement with a «Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer». Behind the expression adopted in the press information released by Akasol should stand Volvo Buses, as Electrive points out. By the end of 2023, the G...

Italian government pushes for the transition to electric and gas fuelled buses, respectively in urban centres and suburban areas, with a 3.7 billion euros allocation over the period 2019 – 2033. The money could be used by regions or municipalities in order to buy electric buses (either battery...

Five German cities, 3,000 electric buses on the road. It’s the 2030 outlook published by Wirtschaftswoche following a survey. Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne have been the first to commit to the electrification of the bus fleet. Frankfurt and Munich are following. German cities investing in electr...

At IAA 2018 the main topic was the electromobility, even with the main protagonists of the present European electric bus market dramatically absent: Solaris and VDL opted for the Innotrans in Berlin while Irizar stayed at home (however, the Basque manufacturer never showed up in Hanover). Daimler un...

The IAA 2018 looks like it is going to draw the line between traditional and alternative drives. Tomorrow, the curtain will open on the future: MAN with the electric bus Lion’s City E, Scania with the LNG coach, Mercedes with the eCitaro, Heuliez with the ebus… IAA 2018, MAN unveils Lion...

A team work in order to electrify diesel double-decker buses (once used by BVG Berlin for normal service) and deploy them for tourist services in Berlin. Tassima, Ziehl-Abegg and IAV are the protagonists of a project that involves buses originally built for BVG, Berlin public transport company. Afte...

On 9-12 June 2019, the international public transport community, mobility decision-makers and industry suppliers will come together in Stockholm for the UITP Global Public Transport Summit.