ADL takes order for 10 electric buses for Hong Kong
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) announced that it is to build an initial ten electric double-decker buses for Hong Kong operator The Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB).
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RATP Dev London granted HSBC loan for electric buses
In the UK, the public transport operator RATP Dev London wants to purchase another 75 electric buses, including 54 double-deckers and 21 single-deckers. This is made possible by a loan of 30 million pounds taken out with the bank HSBC.
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Volvo Trucks to supply 50 e-trucks to WattEV
Volvo Trucks North America has received an order for 50 electric trucks from WattEV. Watt EV will provide the 50 all-electric VNR Electric heavy-duty trucks to carriers in California as part of a Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) model.
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DHL UK to put 270 Ford E-Transit vans into operation
DHL Express will introduce 270 new e-transit vans to its UK fleet this summer. The 270 new Ford E-Transits are due to enter service between May and September, serving over 30 different locations including London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol, Southampton, Liverpool, Sheffield, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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Solaris Urbino 12 Electric buses headed for Sicily
Polish bus manufacturer Solaris will deliver seven electric buses to Sicily. The Urbino 12 Electric buses will go to the transport company AMTS Catania, which will use the vehicles on the city’s streets at the foot of Mount Etna. Plug-in charging stations will also be delivered.
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California’s Antelope Valley boasts all-electric fleet
The Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) in California has become the first transit authority in North America to reach the goal of an all-electric fleet.
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Eight more electric Solaris buses for Poland
More Solaris buses are to hit polish streets. Public transport operator Miejski Zakład Komunikacji has ordered eight Urbino 12 Electric for use in the Polish city of Zielona Góra. The electric buses will be adapted to the city’s existing charging systems and are scheduled for delivery within a year.
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Mercedes to provide 11 eCitaro G for Wroclaw
The Polish city of Wroclaw has ordered eleven Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G. The all-electric electric articulated buses are to be delivered to the city’s transport operator in the third quarter of 2023.
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BYD delivers another 21 electric buses to Copenhagen
BYD has delivered 21 more electric buses to the Danish bus operator Anchersen. These are 13-metre-long new-generation low-entry electric buses that will be used on several lines of the public transport operator Movia in Copenhagen.
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Moreno Valley electrifies school buses
In California, USA, 42 electric school buses and an EV charging infrastructure will be deployed with a project from InCharge Energy, Creative Bus Sales and IC Bus. The project has now been approved by the Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD).
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Hitachi to install depot chargers for BVG buses in Berlin
Hitachi Energy has received an order from Berlin’s public transport operator BVG to deliver charging infrastructure. Hitachi Energy will retrofit two bus depots with its Grid-eMotion Fleet system in the course of BVG’s bus electrification program.
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RAC joins forces with Zap-Map
British motoring organisation RAC has joined forces with EV charge point mapping app Zap-Map. The app should help the RAC optimally assist electric vehicle drivers who run out of charge.
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30 BYD electric buses hit the roads in Jakarta
The Indonesian capital Jakarta has put 30 electric buses into operation. The electric 12-metre buses come from BYD and are operated by TransJakarta.
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London Ambulance Service adds EVs to fleet
The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is buying 42 Ford Mustang Mach-E to use as fast-response vehicles, along with three electric motorbikes.
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DPD orders another 150 eSprinter
Following the deployment of the first vehicles since 2020 as part of a pilot project, the German logistics service provider DPD has now added a further 150 eSprinter electric vans from Mercedes-Benz Vans to its German fleet. The vehicles will be used at the depot locations in Hamburg, Essen and Nuremberg.
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Onto orders 700 electric cars from Vauxhall
The British electric car subscription service Onto has ordered another 700 electric cars for its fleet. The cars in question are 700 Corsa-e and Mokka-e from Vauxhall that can now be booked via Onto.
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Kerala utility orders 65 EVs from Tata Motors
In India, Tata Motors has been awarded a contract for 65 electric vehicles from Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). The order is for 60 Tigor EVs and 5 Nexon EV SUVs.
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Olectra delivers 150 electric buses to Pune
India`s manufacturer Olectra Greentech Limited has added 150 more electric buses to the public transport fleet in Pune. The city now has a total fleet of 300 electric buses from Olectra.
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Solaris signs new agreement for buses in Austria
Solaris has signed another framework agreement with the Austrian transport authority, Österreichische Postbus AG. This covers battery-electric and hydrogen-electric buses that the Austrian bus operator intends to procure between 2022 and 2025.
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VinFast joins forces with LeasePlan for Europe
LeasePlan is to support Vietnamese EV manufacturer VinFast in its market entry in the Netherlands, Germany and France. According to a memorandum of understanding just signed by both companies, LeasePlan will become VinFast’s preferred partner in leasing, fleet management and remarketing.
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Victoria state fleet to get more electric
Australia’s Victoria state government has announced a new budget to buy electric cars for its fleet. The commitment includes purchasing 400 new vehicles and charging infrastructure over the next two years for about $15 million.
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Five Solaris Urbino 12 H2 buses for Mallorca
In Spain’s Balearic Islands, Solaris has been awarded a contract by the municipal transport company EMT-Palma to supply five hydrogen-powered Urbino 12 hydrogens to Palma de Mallorca. The contract is worth approximately four million euros.
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ARC orders electric trucks for Copenhagen
Truck manufacturer Scania, part of the Traton Group, will deliver at least 78 all-electric L-series trucks to Amager Resource Center (ARC) in Copenhagen. The municipal waste company’s order also includes an option for a further 23 electric trucks as well as repair and maintenance contracts for eight to ten years.
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Austrian Post stops purchasing fossil-fuelled vehicles
From now on, the Austrian Post will only purchase zero-emission vehicles. Originally, this step was to take place in 2023, but due to the progress and developments in the vehicle market, the procurement of vehicles with combustion engines is already being discontinued.
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City of Houston buys nearly 100 new electric vehicles
The City Council of Houston, Texas, has approved purchasing 97 battery electric vehicles. The new EVs will replace ICE vehicles ageing out of the official fleet. The Houston Climate Action Plan aims to convert all non-emergency, light-duty municipal vehicles to electric by 2030.
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Market analysis: Electric buses keep booming in Europe
The electric bus boom in Europe continues, as the registration figures in 2021 show. After 2,210 electric buses in 2020, a further 3,282 electric buses (in each case excluding trolleybuses) were newly registered in 2021, with manufacturers competing for market shares. So who is leading the charge?
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Daimler eActros delivered to DB Schenker and Dachser
Daimler Truck has handed over the first eActros to German logistics companies around five months after Daimler started series production in Germany’s carmaking region of southwestern Germany. DB Schenker will use the eActros 300 to transport palletised consignments in the Leipzig area, while the Dachser has also taken delivery of another unit.
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Vinci Energies takes delivery of their first Opel Vivaro-e
Vinci Energies Building Solutions has taken delivery of the first of 30 Vivaro-e Cargo from Opel in Rüsselsheim. They are the first electric light commercial vehicles in the company’s fleet. From now on, customer service staff will use them for assembly and service work.
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Polish municipal association orders 32 Solaris buses
The Polish municipal association Górnośląsko-Zagłębiowska Metropolia (GZM) has ordered 32 electric buses and the associated charging infrastructure from Solaris. The 12- and 18-meter-long Urbino electric are to be used by operators from Gliwice, Katowice, Sosnowiec, Świerklaniec from 2023.
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Milan frees up funds for 350 electric buses
In Italy, 350 electric buses are to be purchased for Milan. The Milan City Council has passed a resolution clearing the way for the release of 249 million euros for the fleet renewal programme of the local public transport company ATM.
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