THE LIGHTEST CITY BUS ROLLS OFF THE LINE
Published at 08.03.2011 in Public transport, Vehicle news
According to Yutong, the constructor of the bus, her lightweight city bus ZK6120HNG, of which the first rolled off the production line on December 22, 2010 has a curb weight of just 10.38 tons. Yutong claims this is the lightest construction among the competitors from the Chinese industry, which fit into p the same category with regard to size and configuration.
VOSSLOH KIEPE AND GÖPPEL BUS PRESENT NEW GERMAN 12-METER HYBRID BUS
Published at 10.02.2011 in Alternatives, Vehicle news
The need for low-emission and power-saving transportation has been ever increasing due to the current climate debate, making electric drive equipment is in demand more than ever. This makes the optimization of such technology especially important. The Fraunhofer-Institut für Verkehrs- und Infrastruktursysteme IVI in Dresden has taken on this challenge and are acting as test carriers by purchasing this innovative 12-meter hybrid bus from Vossloh Kiepe and Göppel Bus.
YUCHAI POWERS 140 NEW QINGHAI BUSES AND COACHES
Published at 31.12.2010 in Components, Vehicle news
With the New Year around the corner, to ensure the travel safety of citizens during the Spring Festival, the passenger transport companies in Qinghai have successively added 140 small and large-sized new vehicles to their fleets. In the new vehicle bid, Yuchai made a clean sweep with orders of 140 engines, of which the order of 48 YC6L330 engines and the order of two YC6M375 engines were of great importance to Yuchai, showing its strength in the coach market, and the fast rise of Yuchai heavy engines in Qinghai.
WORLD PREMIERE FOR THE FUTURA, THE NEW COACH FROM VDL
Published at 13.09.2010 in Coaches, Vehicle news
With the New VDL Futura, Dutch manufacturer VDL Bus & Coach introduces a classic high deck coach for the European market. A 2-axle coach with a length of 12.9 metres and a 3-axle coach that stretches to 13.9 metres are the first models of a modular product family that meets all the requirements of the international touring coach market.
30,000TH CITARO DELIVERED
Published at 01.09.2010 in Company news, Vehicle news
After just twelve years in production, the 30,000th Mercedes-Benz Citaro has now been delivered. On 25 August 2010 Michael Göpfarth, head of sales at the Mercedes-Benz Bus and Coach Unit of EvoBus GmbH, handed over the record-breaking vehicle to Walter Rathberger and Erich Haider, managing and executive directors of Linz Linien GmbH, at the Mannheim bus factory.
