Minibuses
MAN puts the new TGE on the track
MAN Truck & Bus UK held a ride and drive event for its new TGE van range at Rockingham Motor Speedway at Corby last week. The vehicle is built on the same production line as […]
Month: September 2017
Bus News
Glasgow LEZ proposal criticised for singling out buses
Council appears to favour car users and goes against statements in the Scotland-wide LEZ consultation, which states there will not be bus-only LEZs Buses without Euro 6-compliant engines could be the first vehicles to be […]
Bus News
Volvo 7900e UK demonstration tour begins with TfGM
Volvo’s first right hand drive 7900e fully electric single deck bus, which arrived in the UK this summer, is now embarking on a demonstration tour in towns and cities throughout the country. Starting in Manchester […]
Bus News
Proterra breaks electric vehicle range record
American bus manufacturer Proterra claims to have broken the world record for distrance travelled by an electric vehicle on a single charge. Proterra said it achieved the feat at the Navistar Proving Grounds in New […]
Bus News
Optare secures £21m New Zealand export deal
Manufacturer to supply 114 Metrocity buses in 10.1m and 10.8m lengths to Tranzit Group Optare has secured its biggest ever Australasian export order with a NZ$40m (£21m) deal to supply 114 buses to Tranzit Group, […]
Bus News
Uber to lose London licence
Private Hire Licence of Uber London Ltd will not be renewed after September 30, though the company can continue to operate during the appeals process it is likely to commit to. Transport for London (TfL) […]
Features
Citaro hybrid is coming
Daimler has unveiled a commercially viable, mild hybrid version of the Mercedes-Benz Citaro that will be available in right-hand drive in the UK from mid-2018. That and the new Tourismo RHD coach, launched in June, […]
Features
London’s autonomous future
The London Assembly Transport Committee held a public meeting last week on Future Transport, which included a talk on the use of autonomous vehicles in a future London transport network. James Day reports On September […]
Features
New school Sprinter
Gareth Evans visits the Kilbeggan factory of Irish minibus converter EVM, where he learns about the firm’s processes and finds out the new Sprinter school bus, as well as a more general update on the […]
International
VDL Bus & Coach on parade
Dutch manufacturer plans comprehensive line up at this year’s Busworld Kortrijk BELGIUM Human mobility is becoming increasingly important and VDL Bus & Coach says it’s responding to that challenge. The Citea Electric city bus it […]
