International

BELGIUM With less than two months before the event opens, tickets have gone on sale for the Busworld Europe exhibition, which takes place from 7 to 12 October. Tickets are calid for all six days, […]

LATVIA Polish manufacturer Solaris continues to win new orders for its zero-emission vehicles across Europe. Recently, a pair of Urbino 12 electric vehicles were delivered to operator VTU in Valmiera, Latvia, whilst operator Valsts Asinsdonoru […]

EUROPE The Europe-wide electric bus market is continuing to grow, with 2,567 battery-electric buses registered in the first half of this year, with zero-emission buses now making up around a third of the market for […]

NETHERLANDS Following the award of a contract to Daimler Buses, operator HTM expects to be the first public transport operator in the Netherlands to convert its entire fleet to locally emission-free and CO2-neutral electric buses […]

USA American electric bus manufacturer Proterra has filed for bankruptcy protection, having struggled with inflation and supply-chain disruptions and despite significant amounts of US federal funds being invested into procurement of electric buses. California-based Proterra […]

GERMANY Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco has won an order for 28 3.0 18-metre buses from Stadtwerke München (SWM) for city bus operator Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG). MVG already has a fleet of Ebusco 2.2 and […]

BELGIUM Irizar will be among the exhibitors at Busworld trade show from 7 to 12 October, showcasing its multi-technology range of buses and coaches, along with the company’s firm commitment to sustainable mobility for the […]

GERMANY Jebsen & Jessen e-Mobility, which acts as importer for Mellor’s products in northern Europe, has supplied three Sigma 7 minibuses from Mellor’s battery-electric Sigma family to Kiel operator Kieler Verkehrsgesellschaft (KVG). KVG already operates […]

SOUTH AMERICA It has been suggested that European Commission officials could be developing a plan to provide electric buses to Latin American countries in exchange for access to lithium supplies. According to reports, the plan […]

CANADA French energy and services specialist Equans has won a new contract with the City of Brampton in Canada to improve the user experience on its transport network and deploy its computer-aided dispatch and AVL […]