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18 Jun 2019
SUCCES FOR IRIZAR IN SPAIN: ORDERS FOR 33 ZERO EMISSION BUSES
Irizar e-Mobility has scored orders from Madrid's public transport operator EMT for 20 ie buses of 12 meter and from Vitoria-Gasteiz for 7 ie tram articulated of 18 meters and 6 ie tram of 12 meter. For Madrid it is the second large order since EMT ordered last year 15 of Irizar zero emission buses and for Vitoria-Gasteiz it is the first Irizar order.
16 Jun 2019
ARRIVA ENLARGES ITS DUTCH E-BUS FLEET WITH 55 VDL CITEA LLE-115 ELECTRIC
Yet another large e-bus order for VDL in the Netherlands. Arriva has ordered 55 VDL Citea LLE 115 electric for the concession in the southern province Limburg. The goal of the Province of Limburg is to have the public transport zero emission by 2026.
15 Jun 2019
VOLVO 7900 ELECTRIC ARTICULATED THIS AUTUMN IN PRODUCTION
Playing a ”home game” Volvo presented at the UITP Summit in Stockholm its new Volvo 7900 Electric Articulated. The new articulated bus is based on the prototypes that since June 2018 have been running in test operations on the high-frequency route 16 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
14 Jun 2019
SCANIA'S NXT, A CONCEPT “MANY PURPOSE” VEHICLE
At the UITP Summit in Stockholm this week Scania showed a new battery electric self-driving urban concept vehicle, the NXT. Being at a public transport fair this vehicle is designed as a bus, but the idea at Scania is to have one vehicle suitable for many purposes: from ferrying commuters to and from work in mornings and evenings, delivering goods during the day and collecting refuse at night.
13 Jun 2019
YUTONG 5G AUTONOMOUS BUS COMPLETES TRIAL ON PUBLIC ROAD
On the World Telecommunication Day, May 17, the Henan provincial government (China) launched a 5G+ demonstration project in which Chinese bus manufacturer Yutong participated with the 5G Intelligent Public Transport project. On the public road of the Intelligent Island, the Yutong L4 autonomous bus completed a trial period, without steering wheel and console screen. Yutong says this autonomous bus is a key step on the road to true autonomous driving.