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Hamburger Hochbahn launches tender for fuel cell buses
The German Hamburger Hochbahn has launched a tender for the supply of up to 50 fuel cell buses between 2021 and 2025. The invitation to tender covers
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Germany: Solaris to deliver 15 H2 buses to the Oberbergische Land region
According to a recent press release from OVAG, it ordered 15 Urbino 12 Hydrogen buses from Solaris last year. It is the Polish manufacturer’s twelve-metre-long solo bus
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German public transport operator orders 46 H2 buses from Wrightbus
The first of the Kite Hydroliner hydrogen buses are to be delivered at the end of 2024. The 46 Kite Hydroliners are the first hydrogen buses for
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Daimler Buses switches battery partner to BMZ Poland
Daimler Buses and BMZ Poland have announced that BMZ will further develop Daimler’s existing NMC battery technology in collaboration with Daimler to meet the requirements of their
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Solaris builds more H2 buses for Cologne and the greater Paris area
First to Cologne, Germany. Regionalverkehr Köln has ordered nine Urbino 12 Hydrogen and eleven Urbino 18 Hydrogen. That means that both twelve-metre-long solo buses and 18-metre-long articulated
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Saarbahn orders 28 hydrogen buses from Wrightbus
Following a Europe-wide invitation to tender, Wrightbus was selected as the supplier. The first five buses are due to arrive in Saarbrücken this year. It is unclear
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Daimler subsidiary electrifies HTM bus depot in The Hague
HTM Personenvervoer has commissioned Daimler Buses Solutions with the entire “e-system” for its bus depot in The Hague, including the installation of all 41 charging stations with
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Iveco to deliver 411 electric buses to Rome
According to Iveco, the order is worth more than 300 million euros. It not only involves the delivery of the electric buses, but also maintenance over a
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60 Mercedes eCitaro buses set to arrive in Vienna
The first four eCitaro electric buses now arriving from Daimler come from an order placed in November 2022, when Wiener Linien awarded contracts for 60 battery buses
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Daimler Buses delivers first fuel cell eCitaro G
RNV was one of the first eCitaro customers at the premiere of the battery-electric solo bus in 2019. The battery-electric eCitaro G articulated buses will follow in
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Consip awards contracts for 500 zero-emission buses
Consip awarded the contracts in four lots following competitive tenders. The winners of the first lot for 150 midi buses (7 – 8 metres) are the Slovenian
- Solaris places fuel cell module follow-up order with Ballard
- TMB orders 36 hydrogen buses for Barcelona
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Solaris could supply nearly 400 hydrogen buses to Italy
Solaris has announced its largest-ever order for hydrogen buses in Europe. Italian transport operator TPER (Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia-Romagna) has ordered 130 fuel cell buses and holds options
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Cologne to see 18 hydrogen bendy buses by Solaris in RKV service
Cologne’s regional transport company RVK has contracted Solaris to supply 18 articulated hydrogen buses starting in summer 2024. The vehicles will serve on RVK routes in the
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Duisburg orders 25 hydrogen buses from Solaris
The public transport operator Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft (DVG) has ordered 25 hydrogen buses from Solaris. Under the contract, the Polish manufacturer is to deliver eleven Urbino 12 hydrogen
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Rome to procure over 400 electric buses
After two failed attempts to procure fuel cell buses, battery electric vehicles could soon form the backbone of public transport in the Italian capital – if there
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Quantron brings its first e-buses to Italy
German commercial EV maker and conversions specialist Quantron has made its first sales of electric buses in Italy. The latest contract comes from Turin, which expects six
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Loop Energy to supply Polish bus maker with FC systems
Polish electric bus manufacturer ARP E-Vehicles will use the T605 fuel cell system from Canadian fuel cell specialist Loop Energy in its new hydrogen-electric bus platform.
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Düsseldorf Rheinbahn orders 20 buses from VDL
The Düsseldorf Rheinbahn is ordering 20 battery-electric buses from the Dutch manufacturer VDL, including 15 articulated and five solo buses. Delivery of the first vehicles is scheduled
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eCitaro fuel cell buses to grace hilly Italian roads
The Mercedes-Benz eCitaro hydrogen fuel cell electric bus will be used in northern Italy from the end of this year. The public transport operator SASA has ordered
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2023 Global Public Transport Summit highlights electric buses
In urban transportation, electric buses are no longer a rarity. The Global Public Transport Summit (GPTS), the meeting of the international public transport scene, is expected to
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Daimler Buses creates infrastructure subsidiary
Daimler Buses is setting up a subsidiary specialising in the design and construction of infrastructure for electric buses. In collaboration with its partners, Daimler Buses Solutions GmbH
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Daimler officially presents the Mercedes eCitaro fuel cell
Daimler Buses presented its first serial electric bus with a fuel cell as a range extender at the presentation of the eCitaro fuel cell at the Global
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Bus contract between Wiener Lienien and Solaris dropped
A contract between Vienna public transport operator Wiener Linien and the Polish bus manufacturer Solaris for the delivery of ten hydrogen buses has apparently fallen through.
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Italian authorities get funding to procure Rampini buses
Italy’s bus maker Rampini has won a tender from the procurement agency Consip to supply up to 280 zero-emission buses. The contract will come into force this
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Daimler Buses to produce e-buses in France
Since Daimler is planning to produce electric buses alongside diesel buses, the German bus maker has acquired three hectares of land to expand the plant. An official
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Drum roll for Mercedes eCitaro with FC range extender
Daimler Buses announced the imminent series launch of the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro fuel cell. The manufacturer’s first series-production electric bus with a fuel cell as range extender will
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Bremen expands electric bus fleet with 35 eCitaro G
Bremen public transport operator Bremer Straßenbahn AG (BSAG) is procuring 50 more electric buses. Mercedes-Benz (EvoBus) has received an order from BSAG for 35 new fully electric
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Strasbourg orders 60 hydrogen buses from CaetanoBus
Strasbourg public transport operator CTS (Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois) has signed a framework contract with Portuguese bus manufacturer CaetanoBus for the delivery of up to 60 hydrogen