International

GERMANY IAA Transportation 2022 is being held in Hanover in the German state of Lower Saxony from the 20 to 25 September. The major transport and logistics show is restarting post-pandemic with what it says […]

LUXEMBOURG Karsan has delivered its largest electric midibus fleet in Europe to operators in Luxembourg. The Turkish manufaturer has sold a total of 89 e-Atak buses to six different companies to operate on city and […]

HONG KONG Alexander Dennis has taken a second order for its new Enviro500EV electric double-deck bus, this time from Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation. Delivery is expected to be in 2023. Government-owned MTR Corporation provides Hong […]

AUSTRALIA Transdev has invested in two hydrogen buses with support from the Queensland Government. Queensland’s Deputy Premier Steven Miles announced an AU$1.5 million commitment for the buses under the state government’s Hydrogen Industry Development Fund. […]

SLOVAKIA Slovakian operator Dopravný podnik Bratislava (DPB) has opted for four hydrogen buses to be manufactured and delivered by Solaris. This is the first order placed under a framework agreement which could extend to up […]

AUSTRIA Austrian operator Postbus AG has taken delivery of 11 fully electric buses for use on services on contracted services in the southern Weinviertel region of Lower Austria. They are the first all-electric Mercedes-Benz buses […]

SWITZERLAND Irizar electric buses have travelled more than 750,000km and made 60,000 ultra-fast charges in the Swiss city of Schaffhausen, the manufacturer reports. The milestone marked the end of the commissioning of the project, where […]

INDIA Switch Mobility has unveiled its new electric double-decker, air-conditioned bus, the EiV 22. Designed, developed and manufactured in India specifically for the Indian market, Switch says its new EiV 22 is equipped with the […]

INDIA Switch is working with Indian transport technology company Chalo to deploy 5,000 electric buses across India. This partnership, which represents one of the largest commitments for electric buses worldwide, builds on Switch’s order book […]

AUSTRALIA Swiss manufacturer of electric buses Hess has received the green light to deliver the electric bus system for the Australian city of Brisbane. Hess will supply 60 24.5m double-articulated vehicles along with associated charging […]