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Batteries and Capacitors
There are two types of electric buses: battery electric buses and capacitor vehicles, which use supercapacitors (ultracapacitors) to store electricity. This section features suppliers who manufacture batteries and capacitors for electric buses, as well as those who manufacture contributing components.
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Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Hydrogen is the fuel used by fuel cells in order to generate the electricity needed to power buses. The generated electricity can be stored in batteries on board the bus. Hydrogen fuel cell buses are an emerging technology in response to decarbonisation efforts as well as goals to reduce emissions within built-up areas. This section lists suppliers who supply hydrogen, manufacture fuel cells or who provide any other product or service associated with fuel cell technology for buses.
Energy Storage News
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Meet Skeleton’s Grid Experts at EES Munich on 11-13 May
The EES exhibition in Munich, Germany, kicks off a busy trade fair season for Skeleton's energy storage experts.
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Comeca Middle East Will Be Attending Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit
Comeca Middle East will be participating in the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit event in Abu Dhabi, from 23rd to 25th of May.
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Skeleton Attended the Energy Tech Summit in Warsaw
Skeleton sales director, Tony Moberg, attended the Energy Tech Summit in Warsaw Poland from 26th-28th April 2022. These are his insights.
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TriMet to Purchase 24 GILLIG Electric Buses in Oregon
TriMet’s Board of Directors has approved resolutions to initiate TriMet’s first bulk purchase of battery-electric buses in Portland, Oregon.
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COMECA at HyVolution 2022 on May 11 & 12 in Paris
COMECA's teams will be at the HyVolution exhibition in Paris on May 11 & 12 to speak about their offer for hydrogen production.
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Electric Buses Contribute to Improved Health in Gothenburg
A study from the University of Gothenburg has demonstrated that electric buses have contributed to lower noise levels and improved health.
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Pardubice City Orders New Škoda Trolleybuses
Pardubice City Transport Company has ordered ten low-floor modern trolleybuses from Škoda Transportation Group.
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What Does the European Regulation on Energy Transition Say?
COMECA GROUP explains the European energy transition towards more ecological transport and what financial aids are available.
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Metro Electric Bus Arrives for Testing in Brisbane
Brisbane City Council has announced that a pilot metro electric bus has arrived in Brisbane for testing throughout 2022 and 2023.
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Solaris to Deliver 10 Hydrogen Buses in Upper Bavaria
Solaris Bus & Coach will deliver a total of 10 hydrogen-powered buses to two operators in Upper Bavaria next year.
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Forsee Power Reaches 1,200th Battery System Produced for Electric Buses
Forsee Power has announced that it has designed and produced 1,200 battery systems for electric buses to date, confirming its European leade…
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Skeleton Joins the Official Visit of the Prime Minister of Estonia to Norway
Last week, Skeleton Technologies was invited to join Estonia’s Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas, in an official visit to Norway.
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Everything You Need to Know to Choose Your EV Charging Point
COMECA GROUP presents the essential information needed to choose the right EV charging point for your electric bus fleet.
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Australia's First 100% Electric Bus Depot Opens in Queensland
Austalia's first 100% electric bus depot has opened in preparation for 30 new electric buses that will enter service in Queensland.
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Solutions and Principles for Charging Electric Buses
Discover all the possible solutions for recharging electric buses with direct current, depending on the aspects of your vehicle fleet.
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Pace Purchases Proterra Electric Buses for Suburban Chicago
Pace has awarded a contract to Proterra for 20 Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses and two Proterra megawatt-scale fleet chargers.
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UK Government Announces £200 Million in Funding for Zero-Emission Buses
The UK government will provide 200 million GBP in funding to allow local operators to purchase zero-emission buses through the ZEBRA scheme.
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Hong Kong: ADL to Supply KMB with 10 Electric Double Decker Buses
ADL has announced it will build an initial 10 electric zero-emission double deck buses for Hong Kong operator, KMB.
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Government of Ireland Approves Dublin’s BusConnects Programme
The Government of Ireland has approved Dublin's BusConnects programme to provide cleaner and more efficient bus services in the city.
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AVTA Becomes First All-Electric Transit Agency in North America
AVTA and CARB have celebrated AVTA's achievement in becoming the first all-electric transit agency in North America.
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Hitachi Energy's Grid-eMotion Fleet to Charge BVG Buses in Berlin
Hitachi Energy has won a contract from BVG to supply its Grid-eMotion Fleet smart charging infrastructure to electrify Berlin's bus fleet.
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Škoda to Supply Articulated Trolleybuses in Bratislava
Škoda has been contracted to supply 23 double-articulated and 16 triple-articulated battery-powered trolleybuses in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Île-de-France Mobilités Buys Electric Buses that Use Ground-Based Charging
Île-de-France Mobilités has purchased 24m bi-articulated electric buses that will recharge using conductive ground-based static charging.
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US: $1.47 Billion in Funding to Modernise Bus Fleets and Facilities
The Biden-Harris Administration and the US DoT have announced $1.47 billion in competitive grant funds to modernise bus fleets and facilitie…