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Cables & Wiring
All aspects of cables and wirings for buses. A list of suppliers who provide these for the transport sector.
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Electronic Components
This section is a directory of suppliers who manufacture electronic components for the bus sector. These electronic components cover products such as switches, panels, control units, sensors, printed circuit boards (PCBs) and more. You can check out the suppliers in this section here as well as find the latest product news.
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Trolley Poles
<span style="font-weight: 400">Electric buses that don’t use batteries to store their power on board tend to be trolleybuses, which use trolley poles – a form of current collector – to continually connect to overhead wires. Trolley poles have contact shoes that make contact with the current collector. Trolleybuses also have pole storage hooks and trolley pole bases. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400">This section features suppliers who manufacture trolley poles and associated products. </span>
On-board Power Supply News
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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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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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IVECO France Renews Its Partnership with Forsee Power
Forsee Power has announced the renewal of its partnership with IVECO France with its two brands, IVECO Bus and Heuliez Bus.
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First Bus Upgrades 220 Buses with Allison’s xFE Transmission
Allison Transmission will supply 220 T2100 xFE™ transmissions to First Bus, one of the largest bus operators in the United Kingdom (UK).
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Voith to Supply Electric Drive System for TriMet Converted City Bus
TriMet recently received its first refurbished city bus that features a Voith Electrical Drive System (VEDS).
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Skeleton's New Supercapacitors Increase in Energy Density
Skeleton Technologies is adding next-generation supercapacitors and modules to its portfolio including SkelCap SCX5000 and SkelMod 54V 277F.
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Skeleton Product Range Doubles with New Modules and Ultracapacitor
Skeleton Technologies announce new additions to their product portfolio with three modules and cells including the SCH3400 ultracapacitor.
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New Construction Type of Push Buttons for Glass Doors
TSL-ESCHA’s door opening push button PK52 is now available for installation in glass doors of buses and trains.
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Forsee Power Unveils Its First ZEN SLIM Modular Batteries
Forsee Power, European leader in batteries for heavy vehicles, unveils the first extra-thin batteries of its new SLIM offer.
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Ballard Announces Follow-on Orders From Wrightbus
Ballard Power Systems has announced that it has received follow-on purchase orders from Wrightbus, for a total of 50 fuel cell modules.
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Mercedes-Benz to Produce Lithium-Ion Cells at Untertürkheim Site
The Mercedes-Benz site will become a competence centre focusing on electric drive technology, including the production of lithium-ion cells.
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Omnitek Receives Certification for 13-Liter Natural Gas Engine
Omnitek Engineering Corp. has received EURO VI Phase-E certification for its OT13 heavy-duty natural gas engine.
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Wrightbus Equips Electric Buses with Voith Electrical Drive Systems
Voith and Wrightbus have entered an exclusive partnership for the supply of electrical drive systems for second generation fuel cell buses.
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Pescara: New E-bus System with Technology from Kiepe Electric
A new overhead wire system in the city of Pescara, Italy will charge battery-powered buses equipped with IMC® technology from Kiepe Electric…
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GILLIG to Offer Allison Transmission’s Next Generation eGen Flex
Beginning in 2021, GILLIG will offer Allison Transmission’s new eGen Flex™ electric hybrid propulsion system.
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Regensburg: Sustainable Public Transport with Siemens Tech
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has received an order from a Regensburg transport authority to equip a bus depot for electromobility.
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Leclanché Introduces New Modular, High Energy Battery System
Leclanché has developed a modular, all-in-one, high performance battery system optimized for powering hybrid and fully electric buses.
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Voith Receives Four-Year Service Contract for Automatic Transmissions
Voith's contract covers gearbox replacements and repairs for the bus fleet of the municipal transport company CTRL in Lorient, France.
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BAE Systems' First Plug-in Hybrid Propulsion Systems on Public Buses
BAE Systems has delivered the first plug-in capable electric hybrid propulsion systems to ADL who are supplying new buses to Ireland.
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Forsee Power Signs New Contract with Wrightbus
Wrightbus has renewed its long-term partnership with Forsee Power with a contract for several hundred battery systems per year.
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Volvo Presents a New Alternative for Charging Electric Buses
On October 21 Volvo Buses demonstrated its range of various solutions for high-efficiency charging at an event in Gothenburg.
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Busworld Russia 2020 on Schedule to Open Its Doors
Busworld says guests can be reassured that all necessary health safety measures will be taken in order to make this event coronaproof.
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130 Yutong Buses to Be Shipped to Mexico
The Mexico order includes the first batch of 18-meter double source trolleybuses exported overseas in Chinese bus industry.