POLAND The city authorities in Szczecin have ordered 16 Urbino serial hybrid buses from Solaris. Eight will be 12m vehicles with the remainder being artics. A zero emission function is available which renders the vehicle […]
HOLLAND Since the end of last year, 100 MAN Lion’s City buses have taken over urban and regional transport in and around the Dutch city of Almere. The new vehicles generated a buzz before officially […]
Bucharest to take delivery of 400 buses split between this year and next ROMANIA Otokar Europe SAS has been awarded a contract by Bucharest Municipality to deliver 400 buses worth €98.3m – Turkey’s biggest bus […]
CANADA According to the TechCrunch website, Montreal-based travel booking platform Busbud has closed a US$11m Series B round led by iNovia Capital. New investors backing the company include Teralys, Claridge and Plaza Ventures while existing […]
VDL delivers inaugural electric Citeas for one of Europe’s smallest countries LUXEMBOURG The first seven Citeas Electrics for Luxembourg have been put into service by Voyages Emile Weber. They represent VDL’s first order for e-buses […]
LITHUANIA Lithuanian operator Vilneda Uab has taken delivery of nine Setra touring coaches in Vilnius. The eight ComfortClass coaches and one S431 DT double-decker form part of an order for a total of 32 units. […]
FRANCE After converting route 341 to electric buses in 2016 and with programs in place to install partial battery charging equipment at the termini of service 115 and 126, Île-de-France Mobilités and RATP are launching […]
Trial will see Optare Solo trailed on three hospital routes in former British territory HONG KONG An Optare Solo designed specifically for operation in Hong Kong has commenced service on Hong Kong Island with AMSPT […]
AUSTRALIA An Australian bus builder that was once owned by Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) has been closed down by administrators after the firm entered into Voluntary Administration on January 18. Custom Bus, which operates out […]
IVORY COAST Iveco has signed an order for 400 Crossway Low Entry (LE) and 50 Crealis 18-metre CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) buses for the Abidjan transport company, SOTRA. The vehicles will be delivered from mid-2018 […]
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