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The first electric bi-articulated buses derived from the new Volvo BZR platform (launched in March 2024) will be validated through trials in Latin America. The buses will operate in Curitiba, Brazil; Bogotá, Colombia; and Mexico City, Volvo Buses states in a press note. The bi-articulated chassis is...

Electric propulsion has become an integral part of public transport and is slowly becoming the new standard for buses and coaches around the world. But what is the leading technology when it comes to mechanisms for door systems? Is it pneumatic or electric?

Deals with giants such as Volvo Buses, Scania and BYD have led to a lot of talk about the Spanish bodybuilder Castrosua lately. As a matter of fact, they fit into a trend that sees the European industrial bus landscape changing in the direction of a new golden age for bodybuilders. In this interview...

Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins, is collaborating with Turkish bus builder BMC to provide battery solutions for their transit bus operations. The companies have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for Accelera to power BMC’s city buses. This marks the first time the B...

Alexander Dennis will build three Enviro100AEV autonomous buses for the consortium delivering the Connector project in Cambridge. Backed by Innovate UK, the Connector project consortium is led by the Greater Cambridge Partnership and already included bus operator Stagecoach, IPG Automotive, dRISK an...

Authored and sponsored by Ballard Power Systems Ballard Power Systems has a vision to deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet. Using its considerable fuel cell expertise – built up over 45 years – Ballard provides valuable and innovative solutions to global customers and its zero-...

Daimler Truck global sales in Q1 2024 decreased 13% to 108,911 units (Q1 2023: 125,172 units). On the other hand, sales of battery-electric vehicles jumped by 183% to 813 vehicles (Q1 2023: 287).  In the whole 2023, Daimler Buses sold 9% more vehicles than in 2022 with an increase in revenue of 24%....

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has awardedNew Flyer a contract for up to 460 next-generation Xcelsior CHARGE NG 40-foot battery-electric transit buses (BEBs). The contract includes a firm order for 80 vehicles, including 48 buses with New Flyer’s standard two-door configuration an...

US bus manufacturer Gillig is set to expand its zero-emission product lineup with the addition of a hydrogen fuel cell powered bus, to be developed in collaboration with BAE Systems and Ballard Power Systems. Earlier this year Gillig has received a major order in Seattle for its battery-electric bus...

Body builders are experiencing a new golden age. The ‘electric race’ has shuffled the cards of a sector that has remained too tied to old entrepreneurial logics and dotted with large groups that are economically uncompetitive and poorly responsive to market developments. The pandemic acted as a cata...