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18 Ottobre, 2024
| 🇫🇷 Hess to complete Paris’ trambus manufacturing |
| Trambuses in Paris, previously commissioned by Ile-de-France Mobilités to Van Hool, will now be manufactured by Swiss company Hess. 56 units are set to be in operation in the French capital. |
| 🇫🇷 Second e-bus plant for Iveco Bus |
| Iveco Bus is set to produce e-buses also in its main French plant of Annonay, in addition to the Heuliez Bus facility in Rorthais that has been so far the ‘hub’ for e-bus manufacturing within the Iveco Group. |
| 🙋🏻♀️ How the German e-bus market is developing this year? |
| 353 new electric buses were registered in Germany in the first half of the year, surpassing the 297 registered in the same period in 2023. Growth rate? +19 percent. |
| 🇧🇪 De Lijn launches CRRC e-midibuses |
| De Lijn will start emission-free public transport in the Belgian city of Mechelen in early November. Six electric midi buses by CRRC with a length of 8.5m |
| 🎂 Happy birthday Ventura Systems! |
| We spoke with Jeroen de Nooijer, co-founder of Ventura Systems, to discuss the company’s journey, its contributions to the industry, and plans for the future. |
| At Innotrans 2024, Ventura Systems is recognizing its 30th anniversary since foundation. |
| 🇪🇸 BYD – Castrosua buses in Madrid region |
| Arriva has expanded its zero-emission fleet in the Madrid area with the electrification of a second depot and the introduction of 21 new electric buses |
| 🏆 Solaris wins Bus of the Year 2025 |
| The international Bus of the Year jury has awarded the title of Bus of the Year 2025 to the Solaris Urbino 18 hydrogen. |
| 🙏🏻 Enabling conditions for energy transition: Iveco Bus’ plea |
| The need to bring forward the revision of CO2 standards, initially scheduled for 2027, to 2025, as part of the industry’s push for regulatory alignment with market realities. |
| 🚀 JBM to launch new buses in Europe next year |
| JBM Group is set to launch its new electric city bus with European homologation in March-April next year, starting with Germany. Plus, updated electric coach is coming at Busworld in 2025. |
| 🤝 Indcar’s team grows |
| Spanish minibus specialist Indcar has added three new sales representatives to consolidate its presence in Italy and France, and opening new markets in other European countries. Export represents today around 85% of the company’s turnover. |
| 👍🏻 Otokar is ready for FIAA! |
| Otokar will be present at FIAA (where the Sustainable Bus Awards 2025 will be awarded) through its official distributor for Spain, Somauto, exhibiting as many as five units. |
| Change at the helm in IVU… |
| Otokar will be present at FIAA (where the Sustainable Bus Awards 2025 will be awarded) through its official distributor for Spain, Somauto, exhibiting as many as five units. |
| …and new technical director in Grayson |
| Grayson Thermal Systems has announced the appointment of Brendan Waldron as its new technical director. Waldron brings more than 20 years of engineering experience to Grayson after a career in Rolls-Royce. |
| 🇬🇧 Maxi e-bus deal in UK |
| Wrightbus announces it has signed a landmark deal worth up to half-a-billion pounds to supply more than 1,000 buses to operators Go-Ahead over the next three years. |
| 🇮🇳 E-coaches in Telangana |
| The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has launched 35 luxury electric buses by JBM on the Karimnagar-Hyderabad (Jubilee Bus Station) route, around 160km long. |
| 🇳🇱 Solaris e-buses headed to the Netherlands |
| In addition to 157 VDL Citea new generation (whose order was announced a few days ago), also 30 Solaris electric buses will join Arriva‘s fleet in the West Brabant concession (Netherlands). |
