Group calls for use of buses, coaches and taxis to be doubled to help save lives and cut carbon emissions EUROPE: EU Smart Move High Level Group (HLG) presented recommendations to European Commission Vice President Siim […]
USA There has been three fuel cell bus developments in the US. The University of Delaware is adding two new fuel cell buses to its fleet of two as well as installing a fuelling station […]
DENMARK The Compass4D Consortium met for the second time in Copenhagen to discuss intelligent transport systems (ITS) and best practices in the city. Copenhagen is set to deploy cooperative systems on at least 90 buses […]
The North German operator Block Busreisen recently took delivery of a three-axle S517 HD GERMANY Lower Saxony coach operator Alfred Block, who runs Block Busreisen, has recently purchased a new Setra. The S 517 HD […]
GERMANY Hanover’s municipal operator, üstra, has ordered 42 hybrid buses from Solaris. The order includes 26 Urbino 12s and 16 articulated Urbino 18 Hybrids. The delivery will be completed by 2016.
Europe’s first publically tendered order for electric-powered full size buses NETHERLANDS The national park of Schiermonnikoog in the Friesland has become one of the first places in Europe to convert the whole of its public […]
CHINA Daimler AG has strengthened its presence in the Chinese market with the foundation of Daimler Trucks and Buses China Ltd. (DTBC) – a legally independent entity for its truck and bus business in China. […]
Transdev wins contract from Ventura despite government pledge to buy and trade locally AUSTRALIA Transdev has won a contract to run Melbourne’s busiest bus routes. The move is seen locally as a blow to Victoria’s […]
GERMANY Klaus Dieregsweiler of infra fürth verkehr gmbh (sic) recently took delivery of the first two Euro 6 Citaro LEs from Rüdiger Kappel, Brand Manager for Mercedes-Benz Buses and Coaches.
GERMANY The design of the new Setra ComfortClass 500, assessed by a jury of representatives from all over the world, prevailed against some tough competition to gain the Red Dot award for Product Design 2013.
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