Bus News
Solaris’ record year
Solaris enjoyed a record year in 2017, with 1,397 buses sold. Of those, 952 were exported – the highest number going to Italy with 225 buses, followed by Germany with 200, Norway with 109 and […]
International
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Four electric Volvos for Uddevalla
SWEDEN Four Volvo 7900 Electric buses have been ordered by Bivab and Uddevalla Omnibus for the city of Uddevalla in western Sweden. Volvo hybrid buses have been operating there since 2014. The new electric buses […]
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More Berlin Solaris electrics
GERMANY Berlin operator BVG, which already has five in operation, has ordered 15 zero-emission Solaris Urbino 12 electrics. They will be powered by axles with integrated traction motors and the energy will be stored in […]
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Automatic Mercedes-Benz for Brazil
Fully automatic Mercedes-Benz front-engined bus with Allison transmission featured at Transpublico 2018 BRAZIL Mercedes-Benz Brazil’s new OF1721L front-engine bus, equipped with an Allison fully automatic transmission, was shown at Lat.Bus & Transpublico 2018, the Latin […]
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BYD wins large order for electric buses in China
The Guangdong Machinery & Electric Equipment Tendering Center Co Ltd. and Guangzhou Guoke Bidding Agent Co. Ltd., have set up tenders for a total of 4,810 electric buses for the city of Guangzhou. BYD has […]
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Australasian Bonluck and Optare distributor join forces
New partnership in Australia and New Zealand should strengthen Optare and Bonluck’s positions in those countries
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Kristiansand goes electric
Solaris has delivered five Urbino 12 electrics to Boreal Buss AS of Kristiansand, primarily for its route 10.
Coach News
Ie tram order for Irizar
Another French city turns to Irizar for all-electric BRT-style vehicles Irizar e-mobility has secured an order for 15 Ie tram buses from the city of Aix en Provence in France. The contract signed with RDT […]
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Omaha Metro orders New Flyer
The Transit Authority of the City of Omaha (Omaha Metro) has ordered 18 35-foot Xcelsior buses from New Flyer. Awarded in three separate contracts, the vehicles are a combination of compressed natural gas (CNG) and […]
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First of 900 school buses delivered
CNH Industrial’s large contract for the State of Minas Gerais in south-east Brazil has started to be delivered with the arrival of the first batch of vehicles to the city of Patos de Minas, in […]
