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SOLARIS URBINO FOR RHINELAND OPERATORS
Published at 17.05.2012 in in International developments, Public transport
During 2012, Solaris will supply 44 state-of-the-art Urbino low-floor city buses to five bus operators from the Rhineland region in Germany. The local authority-owned companies jointly tender for new buses as part of “Kooperationsgemeinschaft Mittlerer Niederrhein” (KMN) group and chose Solaris for the third consecutive time. In order to generate synergies, the municipal transport…
India's Jathropa Biofuel Project May End
Was Jatropha planting on wasteland simply a waste? That’s what a tangle of central government and special committees must soon decide, and the quicker the better. The…
Gazprom And Solbus Testing Lng As Bus Fuel
Gazprom Germania together with the Polish bus manufacturer Solbus and local municipal transport companies have been organizing a series of demo-runs of LNG-fuelled buses during April and…
C40 Cities Releases Interim Results From Latin America Hybrid Electric Bus Test
The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) has released interim results from its Hybrid & Electric Bus Test Program, developed in partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative,…
First Chinese Doubledeckers In Service In London
Big Bus Tours has put 20 sightseeing buses from Chinese manufacturer Anhui Ankai Automobile Limited Company into operation in London. They are the first Chinese double deckers…
Avm Selects Chinese Engines To Power Its Buses
Bus and truck builder AVM Africa of Harare, Zimbabwe, which has traditionally built its vehicles using DAF engines, is to introduce Chinese engines in their current line…
Daimler To Close Orion And Buy Into Mci
As part of its Globe 2013 initiative, Daimler Buses is reconfiguring its bus operation in North America. The company has announced its intent to establish a strategic…
European Bus Registrations: Growth
The European registrations of new buses and coaches over 3.5 ton gross vehicle weight grew in the first three months of 2012. During March, buses and coaches…
Iveco Plans To Build Full-size Buses In Brazil
According to reports in the Brazilian media, Iveco is planning to increase its bus production in South America. Till now it produces the Daily City Class and…
Patriarca Bus Body Plant For Brazil
The Uruguayan bus body builder Patriarca announced that it will construct a plant in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul state, in southern Brazil. The initial investment will…
Formula One Flywheel To Be Trialled On London Buses
A fuel saving device developed for Formula One is to be fitted to six prototype buses. The Go-Ahead Group and Williams Hybrid Power, a subsidiary of Williams…
Panasonic New Millimeter-wave Radar Technology To Detect Pedestrians And Vehicles In Low Visibility Conditions
Panasonic Corporation announced it has developed an advanced radar technology for next-generation traffic safety systems that enables to detect humans and vehicles in a range of several…
Bmc Adds Procity 340 K Articulated Bus To Program
BMC’s Procity340 super Low floor articulated bus was on display during this year’s Busworld exhibiton in Istanbul, Turkey. The Procity 340 K with its 157 passenger capacity…
Navistar To Expand Partnership With China Truck Maker Jac To School Buses
Navistar, Inc. plans to expand its collaboration with Chinese truck maker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. Ltd. (JAC). Navistar and JAC signed non-binding letters of intent (LOI) to…
Iveco Irisbus: Record Order For Hybrid Buses
Iveco has announced a record order for its hybrid Diesel-electric buses: with 102 vehicles, 41 standard and 61 articulated, the French city of Dijon has signed Europe’s…
Bmc Procity For Iett Istanbul Had Its Debut At Busworld Istanbul 2012
Turkish bus and truck manufacturer BMC exhibited 7 buses and coaches on this year’s Busworld exhibition, including the Procity low-floor bus developed for IETT (Istanbul Electricity, Tramway…
Temsa Safir Vip Prepared Specially For Kamil KoÇ
During the Busworld Turkey 2012 Bus Fair held at İstanbul Fair Center. Temsa handed over 10 Safir VIP vehicles to Kamil Koç. The Temsa Safir VIP has…
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