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28 Jul 2017
GERMAN E-BUS BUYING COMMUNITY TO EXPAND
The Berlin Transport Authority (BVG) and Hamburg’s Hochbahn are looking to join forces when it comes to purchasing electric buses. Larger orders could help lower the price per unit and could inspire more innovation.
27 Jul 2017
NEW ERA FOR MAN LION’S CITY
With the new generation of the MAN Lion’s City, a completely new type of urban bus is being introduced into the inner city, says MAN. A plethora of technical innovations, both inside and out, have been combined with the new MAN bus design.
27 Jul 2017
EU TO SPEND €2.7 BILLION FOR 152 TRANSPORT PROJECTS
The European Commission is proposing to invest US$3 billion (€2.7 billion) in 152 key transport projects that support competitive, clean and connected mobility in Europe. In doing so, the Commission is delivering on its Investment Plan for Europe and on Europe's connectivity, including the recent Europe on the Move agenda.
Read article26 Jul 2017
SOLARIS ELECTRIC MIDIBUSES FOR BRUSSELS PUBLIC TRANSPORT
The Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB has ordered is first seven fully electric buses. They will be built by the Polish busmanufacturer Solaris. The buses ordered are of the midibus type. By the end of next year the buses will be running on the cityline, the connection between uptown and downtown Brussels.
25 Jul 2017
L.A. METRO WANTS AN EMISSION-FREE FLEET BY 2030
L.A. Metro, Southern California’s biggest transit agency, retired its last diesel bus six years ago. Now, the transportation leaders are working toward a bolder goal: buses that don’t pollute at all. It should lead to an emissionfree fleet by 2030, a move that will require buying more than 2,300 buses that run on electric batteries or another form of zero-emission power, such as hydrogen.