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Serial production has just started, the first deliveries will take place in France (starting with Strasbourg, then La Rochelle) are planned by the end of the year. Alstom Aptis is a real newcomer in the electric bus market, but relies on the strong experience of a giant transport-focused group. Six ...

In Malaga rapid charging of buses happen… through the ground. In the Spanish city, Alstom has installed for the first time its new SRS system dedicated to ebuses. The world premiere is part of the European project Paloma, and sees Alstom in the role of supplier of the SRS charging system. The ...

Meritor announced it will supply axles, air disc brakes and right angle gear box from its Blue Horizon advanced technologies brand for the electric bus Alstom Aptis. Axles will be assembled in Cameri (Italy). This will be the first electrification project carried out by US based Meritor in Europe. B...

Four Alstom Aptis will be in operation in La Rochelle from the beginning of 2020. Serial production of the ebus, actually the first bus ever developed by Alstom, is expected to start in the third quarter of 2019. Four Alstom Aptis for La Rochelle BRT system The Greater La Rochelle area has just orde...

The very first order for Alstom Aptis has been signed. Strasbourg public transport company CTS (Communauté des Transports Strasbourgeois) just purchased 12 Aptis, the first electric bus realized by Alstom. They’ll be also the first electric buses in CTS’s fleet. Serial production of the ...

Alstom sends the zero emission bus Aptis in Spain. It won’t be a vacation, though. The bus will experience a six-week roadshow. Aptis will be tested together with local transport companies in Barcelona, Madrid and Vigo. The first operational test starts on January in Barcelona Metropolitan Are...

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Over 60 years experience in the railway motor’s business since a few years ‘poured’ into the electric bus market in the last decade. Austrian company TSA (Traktionssysteme Austria) has provided so far electric motors for vehicles operating in more than 60 countries all over the world. The ...

An 8-meter e-bus for the cities, and a CNG-powered coach for intercity routes. Anadolu Isuzu is launching on the European markets two vehicles targeting two specific segments. An effort that shows how the company has been focusing on the development of new technologies for more environmentally frien...

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The electric buses now available on market, with a few exceptions, have nothing to do with those that will be in production in 2025. There is no doubt that electric buses are bound to conquer the urban public transport market. But not in the shape to which we are accustomed… The text published...