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01 Dec 2020
VDL BUS & COACH ANNOUNCES NEW GENERATION OF THE CITEA
Coming year, VDL Bus & Coach will present the new generation of the electric VDL Citea. This new generation has been developed exclusively based on an electric driveline. The new Citea will be revealed to the public at Busworld 2021 in Brussels. During the months prior to Busworld VDL Bus & Coach will lift gradually tips of the veil covering the new e-bus, off what is new in the Citea generation 2021.
30 Nov 2020
VAN HOOL CLEAN AIR PURIFYING SYSTEM ALSO AVAILABLE FOR TX AND TDX
Recent Van Hool announced its Clean Air Purifying System (CAPS) for coaches. CAPS provides active cleaning of used interior air. Each CAPS filter element uses three different technologies, all aimed at destroying bacteria and viruses that may be present in the air to be recycled in a coach. And now Van Hool has released the pricetags for the installation of CAPS – new or retrofitted. Van Hool says the first orders are already placed.
28 Nov 2020
ELRINGKLINGER AND VDL CONCLUDE FUEL CELL PARTNERSHIP
German ElringKlinger AG and VDL Bus & Coach BV have agreed on a strategic partnership in developing and industrializing fuel cell stacks and systems for mobile and stationary applications. Within this partnership, ElringKlinger AG will focus on the customer-specific development and production of fuel cell stacks. VDL will be primarily responsible for system integration and testing under real conditions.
27 Nov 2020
A ROBOT FOR CHARGING EBUSCO BUSES
The Dutch bus manufacturer Ebusco joined forces with another Dutch company, Rocsys, to automate bus charging equipment. Rocsys is a supplier of plug-in robots. Both companies joined forces to automate bus depots through robotisation. The innovative Rocsys robot ensures that the CCS plug of the depot charger is plugged into the bus automatically and 100% correctly without the driver having to do anything.
26 Nov 2020
TWO HYDROGEN SOLARIS BUSES FOR TRANSDEV SWEDEN
Public transport operator Transdev has signed a contract with Solaris Bus & Coach to supply two Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen bus. Delivery will take place autumn 2021. The vehicles are intended for service in the Swedish city of Sandviken. The ordered Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses will be the first hydrogen buses to be operated by Swedish public transport.