International
131 VDL Citeas for De Lijn
De Lijn has ordered 121 VDL Bus & Coach Citea SLEs and another 10 that will be used as driving training vehicles, with a second set of pedals for an instructor. This €27m order is […]
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Solaris marks 20 years of growth
Polish manufacturer has built a reputation for green technology innovation and established its credentials in international markets POLAND Solaris Bus & Coach has marked the 20th anniversary of the first low-floor city bus leaving its […]
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Successful integration at ZF
GERMANY ZF Friedrichshafen AG says that it continued its successful corporate development in 2015. Group sales of €29.2bn were generated including €8.9bn from ZF TRW, which has been integrated as the new “Active & Passive […]
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145m passengers on PostBus
PostBus Switzerland says it once again travelled more kilometres and transported significantly more passengers throughout 2015 SWITZERLAND Last year PostBus Switzerland transported 145m passengers (previous year: 141m) and across the country the number of routes […]
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VDL Futuras for French long distance routes
FRANCE The liberalisation of long distance transport offers new opportunities for VDL Bus & Coach. At the end of 2015 10 Futuras were delivered to French passenger transport companies that operate on the Starshipper long […]
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European electric bus manufacturers agree on an open interface
EUROPE Bus manufacturers Irizar, Solaris, VDL and Volvo have agreed to ensure the interoperability of electric buses with charging infrastructure provided by ABB, Heliox and Siemens. The objective is to ensure an open interface between […]
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Yutong leading new energy bus drive
CHINA China became the world’s largest ‘new energy’ bus market several years ago.
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It’s all about the customer merging
GERMANY IT technologies are transforming the relationship between public transport and its customers: such was the key message from the 2016 IT-TRANS, International Conference & Exhibition on IT solutions for public transport in Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Augsburger Stadtwerke buys Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGTs
German town operating a 100% gas-fuelled fleet adds additional Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGTs GERMANY Hartmut Schick, Head of Daimler Buses, has handed over the symbolic key to 12 Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT (Natural Gas Technology) buses to Dr Walter Casazza, […]
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Volvo electrics for Namur
Turn-key solution is what wins TEC over to electric bus solution BELGIUM Volvo has received an order for 11 electric hybrid buses and two electric bus chargers for the city of Namur in Belgium. The […]
