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ELECTRIC BUSES CONQUERING EUROPE: 100TH CONTRACT FOR SOLARIS

Last week Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. signed its 100’th contract for the delivery of e-buses in Europe. The Polish transport operator Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Miejskiej (PKM) in Katowice including the delivery of five Solaris Urbino 12 electric electrobuses. This contract is also the jubilee, 100th one for the supply of battery vehicles from the manufacturer from Bolechowo.

INDIA GOES ELECTRIC, WITH INTENT TO PROCURE OVER 5,600 E-BUSES

At Busworld India 2018 the first signals were given by government officials that hinted on a massive attackplan for the implementation of electric vehicles. The reason: the air in India’s cities is heavily polluted. India is making plans to procure 5,645 electric buses the coming years, ‘made in India’.

MERCEDES-BENZ EQV, THE ELECTRIC V-CLASS

Mercedes-Benz Vans is presenting the long awaited electric version of the V-Class. The new EQV will later this year be going into series-production. Its debut is at the IAA (passenger cars) in Frankfurt (12 to 22 September). The EQV is the third electric vehicle after the eSprinter and eVito Mercedes-Benz Vans is presenting. The EQV is a MPV positioned equally for private and commercial purposes.

Busworld more than 500 exhibitors in Brussels

KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADS 155 PROPANE-FUELED SCHOOL BUSES

Students returning to Kansas City Public Schools are riding in brand new propane autogas buses. The majority of the district’s school bus fleet now operates on this emission-reducing, economical fuel. On the outside, the 155 Blue Bird school buses look the same, but it’s their quiet ride and low emissions that attracted the district.