Solaris bus expands its Scandinavian presence with TKL’s recent order POLAND Solaris Bus has received its first order from Finland, bringing the company’s international presence up to 25 countries.
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Go-Ahead featured in first Carbon Footprinting Gallery
Go-Ahead Group featured in the world’s first Carbon Footprinting Gallery in London. The gallery celebrated companies which are pioneering and shaping the future of carbon footprinting.
Ideas shared at Young Bus Managers conference
Around 50 of the country’s top young bus managers attended the Young Bus Manager’s Network (YBMN) conference at the Lansdowne Place Hotel in Hove last week. The programme included presentations from Arriva Bus UK MD Mike Cooper and transport minister Norman Baker MP. The conference kicked off on Wednesday evening with an informal dinner and [...]
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First MAN gas bus ordered
Arriva plans to introduce 98 new low-carbon buses worth £26.7m to its UK fleet comprising 77 Volvo Hybrids and 21 MAN EcoCity CNG buses which will run on biomethane. This investment represents the UK’s largest orders both for Volvo hybrid buses and for MAN EcoCity gas buses.
Mercedes-Benz Citaro G hybrid artic for Wuppertal’s WSW Mobil
Vehicle is 70th hybrid bus in the Rhein Rhuhr area since promotion began in 2009 GERMANY: WSW mobil GmbH has taken delivery of an 18m Mercedes- Benz Citaro G articulated hybrid with the aid of funding through the Rheine-Ruhr transport association. The Rhein-Ruhr transport association (VRR), of which WSW mobil GmbH is a member, launched [...]
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Go-Ahead and Williams Hybird Power to develop hybrid flywheel
The Go-Ahead Group and Williams Hybrid Power (WHP), a subsidiary of Williams Grand Prix Engineering, have signed a ground-breaking agreement to develop a flywheel energy storage application for use in buses. Go-Ahead and Williams Hybrid Power have agreed to work together to develop and produce six prototype buses with a retrofitted hybrid flywheel system, providing [...]
Solaris supplies CNG and hybrid buses to Lithuania
LITHUANIA: Two Lithuanian cities have chosen a total of 30 CNG Solaris buses to renew their fleets over coming months. Different technologies are used, with the new buses fuelled by biogas or built as diesel-electric hybrids. The orders were placed by operators in Kaunas and Panev?žys. “These contracts confirm Solaris’s excellent expertise in eco-friendly buses,” explained [...]
A123 Systems wins supply deal with India’s Tata Motors
INDIA A123 Systems, the Watertown, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of lithium-ion battery packs, has announced a deal with Tata Motors to supply battery packs for its line of hybrid electric buses and other commercial vehicles. Tata Motors is India’s largest automotive manufacturer.
Hybrid buses operating in Oslo
Solaris Bus and Coach, in an attempt to further lower emissions, introduce ‘green’ buses into their Norwegian fleet NORWAY Five, 18-metre Solaris Urbino hybrid buses equipped with Allison’s H 50 EP system are now operating in Oslo, Norway.
Stagecoach invests in 390 new vehicles
Stagecoach Group announced on Monday (February 20) it is investing around £60m into 390 new buses and coaches for its provincial UK bus and coach networks. Further orders will be placed later in the year. It follows an annual competitive tendering process and brings Stagecoach’s total investment in new vehicles for its regional bus operations [...]
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