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Madrid orders 250 Solaris buses
Polish manufacturer Solaris, part of the Spanish CAF group, has received an order for 250 Urbino 12 CNG buses for the city of Madrid. The deliveries to operator EMT are due to begin by the […]
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BYD delivers first electric bus to Pakistan
Manufacturer BYD and its Pakistani partner have completed a 15-day trial operation of a K9 battery-electric bus in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city. Home to over 16 million people, it is the coastal capital of the […]
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Oviedo to test Caetano hydrogen bus
On 15 April, the city of Oviedo placed a Caetano hydrogen-powered bus in service for a trial period of three months. Mayor of Oviedo, Alfredo Canteli together with the Councillor of Infrastructure, Nacho Cuesta, unveiled […]
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Wrightbus celebrates landmark £8m Far East orders
Following on from the delivery of an open-top bus to a Japanese sightseeing operator, Wrightbus has announced that it has orders to supply a total of 45 buses for markets in the Far East from […]
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VDL helps Hermes go green in Eindhoven
Operator Hermes has invested in a further 32 VDL electric Citeas to help improve the quality of public transport in the Eindhoven region, due for delivery in 2022. The LF-122 buses will be 12.2 metres […]
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Safra and Symbio to deliver 1,500 fuel cell buses in France
French bus manufacturer Safra, in partnership with fuel cell manufacturer Symbio, a joint venture between Michelin and Faurecia, have unveiled plans to produce 1,500 hydrogen buses at the manufacturer’s plant in the city of Albi, […]
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Significant investment as Vale do Amazonas expands remit
Based in the city of Amapá, operator Vale do Amazonas has invested in 75 new Marcopolo and Volare coaches for the mining sector. The operator said that while the overall road transport sector has registered […]
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New e-bus starts testing in New Zealand
New electric bus manufacturer Zemtec has announced the first trials of its recently completed new E-City battery-electric bus. Based in Albany, New Zealand, the bus features solar panels on the roof and has been designed […]
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New Wrightbus open-toppers hit the roads in Tokyo
Tokyo sightseeing and tour bus operator Hato Bus, which was established in 1948 and has over 70 years history and experience in the tour market for foreign and domestic visitors, has placed into service a […]
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First fully-autonomous bus route in Greater Paris area
On 31 March 2021 the Ile-de-France region inaugurated a new bus route serving the suburban railway station of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines–Montigny-le-Bretonneux and several local business parks in the area using autonomous electric shuttles. Following previous trials in […]
