International

BRAZIL Following the launch of its new BZR electromobility platform in March, Volvo’s first electric bi-artic BZR-based bus is being put through trials in Latin America. The bus rapid transit (BRT)-style bus will operate first […]

POLAND Solaris has signed a contract for the lease of 63 buses with mild hybrid drive with Polish operator MPK Łódź. The contract includes servicing and maintenance of the vehicles for a period of 10 […]

CANADA New Flyer, a subsidiary of Alexander Dennis parent company NFI Group, has announced a contract with operator BC Transit for 33 next-generation Xcelsior Charge NG 40-foot battery-electric buses. BC Transit oversees municipal transit services […]

New Solaris battery-electric hybrid trolleybuses are providing a vital link and reducing emissions, reports Andrew Thompson Since early March, a fleet of 20 double-articulated trolleybuses supplied by a consortium of Solaris and Škoda have been […]

NETHERLANDS Eindhoven operator Hermes presented its brand new generation of VDL Citea buses to the public on 27 May following the delivery of the first 32 of an order for 64 of the type from […]

BRAZIL State of São Paul operator Rápido Sumaré has received its first new 55 buses from Iveco Bus. The operator is a part of the Belarmino Group, one of the largest transport conglomerates in Brazil. […]

CANADA Alexander Dennis has received an order for 29 Enviro500 double-deck buses from Canadian operator BC Transit in the province of British Columbia. The operator is a provincial government corporation that provides planning, marketing, fleet […]

GERMANY German football club RB Leipzig has a new MAN team coach, which it will use until at least 2027. The club’s partnership with MAN was extended last year and has now been expanded to […]

GERMANY The all-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G won the title of best electric bus 2024 in an electric bus comparison test organised by German bus magazine Omnibusspiegel; in last year’s tests, the 12m eCitaro also took […]

HONG KONG Hong Kong bus operator KMB, in full The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, has officially started passenger service of its Alexander Dennis Enviro500EV electric buses. Following completion of testing and after passing […]