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International

Volvo developing ‘plug-in’ hybrid

Battery development promotes adoption of plug-in charging Sweden Volvo Buses is developing a plug-in hybrid bus capable of covering long distances silently and exhaust-free on electricity only. Three buses will be tested in Gothenburg, Sweden, […]

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International

Japanese electric bus

An eight-wheeled electric bus was test driven at the University of Tokyo this month, where it made two round trips between the Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Station and the nearest railway station, which is located […]

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International

Foton delivers CNG buses to Pakistan

Foton Motors of China has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of south-west Pakistan’s Sindh province for the provision and operation of 2,000 CNG buses. The Foton buses are designed in the […]

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International

Hamburg takes four Fuel Cell buses

Daimler’s bus of the future is up and running in Hamburg – ultra-quiet and with zero emissions. Hamburger Hochbahn AG has acquired four Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrids under the German “NaBuZ demo” scheme to promote […]

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Coach News

US shows off £1.3m presidential coach

The United States Secret Service’s new £1.3m coach purchased last year finally appeared in public during President Barack Obama’s recent ‘economic tour’ of the mid West. The chasis was manufactured by Canadian company Prevost with […]