Latest Electrification News

• 4 Jun 2024 | Fleet

  UK: Equipmake Partners with Golden Tours

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  Equipmake has announced it has secured a contract with Golden Tours to electrify ten Volvo B5 London Tour Buses.

• 27 May 2024 | Infrastructure

  UK: Solar Panel Installation to Power Tootbus Electric Fleet

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  Tootbus, has secured approval to install roof-mounted VEV solar panels on its Wandsworth depot to power its electric fleet. 

• 21 May 2024 | Fleet

  First & WYCA Announce £11.2 Million Investment for Bramley Depot

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  First Bus and West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) have announced a 11.2 million GBP investment into the operator's Bramley depot.

• 15 May 2024 | Infrastructure

  Daimler Buses and ESWE Complete Electrification of Wiesbaden Depot

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  Daimler Buses and ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft have completed the electrification of the electric bus depot in Wiesbaden, Germany.

• 25 Jan 2024 | Fleet

  US: Pace Unveils New GILLIG Battery-Electric Bus

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  Pace Suburban Bus has unveiled its brand-new battery-electric Gillig bus.

• 10 Jan 2024 | Fleet

  Düsseldorf Orders 12 Solaris Hydrogen Buses

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  German transportation operator, Rheinbahn Düsseldorf, has placed an order for 10 Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses.

• 4 Jan 2024 | Fleet

  Germany: Ebusco to Deliver 23 Electric Buses to Stadtwerke Potsdam

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  Ebusco has signed a contract to deliver 23 new electric buses to public transport operator, Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam (ViP).

• 21 Dec 2023 | Fleet

  Spain: Alsa Introduces Six New 100% Electric Fleet Lines

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  Spanish mobility operator Alsa has introduced six new electric vehicle fleet lines in Geneva.

• 7 Dec 2023 | Supplier News

  Hagener Straßenbahn Relies on PSI Intelligent Charging

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  Hagener Straßenbahn AG (HST) has commissioned PSI Transcom GmbH to deliver the load and charging management system for its electric buses.

• 23 Oct 2023 | Fleet

  Canada: Metrolinx Awards Joint Procurement Contract for Electric Buses

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  Metrolinx is working with ten transit agencies to continue the company's commitment to electrify bus fleets across Ontario.

• 16 Oct 2023 | Supplier News

  One-Thousandth E-bus in London Enters Service

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  TfL celebrates the launch of its 1,000th zero-emission bus – a StreetDeck Electroliner equipped with the Voith Electrical Drive System.

• 7 Oct 2023 | Science & Technology

  Ebusco Introduces Bi-Directional Energy Storage and Charging Solution

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  At Busworld Europe, Ebusco has introduced Ebusco Energy FLEX: a flexible bi-directional energy storage and charging solution.

• 27 Sep 2023 | Fleet

  Electric Buses: Ensuring Customers Don’t Get Taken for a Ride

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  Bus operators face several key challenges when switching fleets to electric vehicles, resulting in a potential impact on passengers.

• 22 Aug 2023 | Supplier News

  Yutong Pockets Six Awards in EB-PAC

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  Yutong won 6 trophies at the 2023 Electric Bus - Performance Assessment Competition (EB-PAC) for its 10.5m and 12m Yuguang electric buses.