FRANCE Parisian public transport operator RATP announced on 29 April that it would temporarily suspend the use of 149 electric buses made by French manufacturer Bollore’s Bluebus division following two fires. Images of the buses […]
TURKEY Turkish manufacturer Otokar is to supply a fleet of 100 21-metre articulated Kent C buses with 200-passenger capacity to serve the city of Istanbul. Delivery of the buses is being carried out in lots […]
NORTH AMERICA First Student is increasing the number of electric school buses across its operations, in-keeping with one of the commitments made by owner EQT Infrastructure when it took over the business from FirstGroup. The […]
GERMANY Ebusco has been awarded a framework agreement with German operator Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s largest public transport operator, which will make the Dutch manufacturer DB’s primary supplier of zero-emission buses for the 2023-2024 period, with […]
NETHERLANDS European manufacturers VDL and Ebusco have won Red Dot design awards. Among the world’s largest design competitions, the Red Dot Design Award has become established internationally as a mark of quality for good design, […]
CYPRUS For the first time, Irizar has entered the medium-distance public transport market in Cyprus with an order for 31 Irizar i3 and Irizar i4 models in the region of Paralimni, Agia Napa and the […]
MONACO he Principality of Monaco has taken delivery of 10 Iveco 9.5mE-Way midibuses, the first of their type to operate in Monaco as part of its drive to improve air quality while reducing noise pollution. […]
USA School bus manufacturer Blue Bird has received its largest order for electric school buses from a single school district. Modesto City Schools in California has purchased 30 All American Type D zero-emission school buses, […]
UAE The Khaleej Times reports that passengers in the UAE can now exchange plastic bottles for free bus journeys in a bid to encourage public transport use and recycling, in an initiative launched by the […]
CANADA FlixBus launched domestic services in Canada on 7 April. In addition to an express route between Ottawa-Toronto, FlixBus will debut in Canada with a Niagara Falls-Toronto service including a stop in St. Catharines, as […]
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