(IN BRIEF) Voith’s DIWA NXT automatic transmission system is gaining popularity among bus operators, particularly for intercity and regional routes. This system, which includes the company’s first mild hybrid transmission, helps reduce fuel consumption by up to 16%, especially on … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 12% incline, 19 tons, alternative drive technologies, automatic transmission, braking efficiency, bus operators, buses, diesel, DIWA NXT, economic operation, environmentally friendly, fuel consumption, fuel savings, high-speed routes, hilly terrain, intercity, long-distance, mild hybrid transmission, regional routes, secondary retarder, smooth ride, travel comfort, Voith
(IN BRIEF) The commercialization of autonomous buses and roboshuttles has faced delays, with progress falling short of expectations from 2022 to 2024. While these technologies promise cost savings and reduced labor pressures for operators, the number of active companies in … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Automated Vehicle Act, Autonomous Buses, autonomous vehicle, Autonomous Vehicles, buses, IDTechEx, market intelligence, market report, public transport, public transport revolution, RESEARCH, Roboshuttles, robotaxi, Transport Policy
(IN BRIEF) Domenico Nucera, President of Iveco Group’s Bus Business Unit, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the bus and coach division of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). Nucera’s role is crucial as the European Union aims for … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, European Union, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ACEA, Anna Westerberg, bus, buses, coach, coaches, Daimler truck, decarbonisation, Domenico Nucera, EU, Iveco Group, MAN, public transport, Scania, The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, Volvo Buses, Volvo Group
Trial scheme would maximise efficiency of EV charging infrastructure by making it available to fleet users and local community during the day when buses are out of depots (PRESS RELEASE) PERTH, Scotland, UK, 8-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Stagecoach (LON: SGC), … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Alexander Dennis, António Guterres, Berwick Bank offshore wind farm, Boris Johnson, bus operator, Bus2Grid project, buses, BYD, carbon emissions, combat climate change, community charging hub, COP26, decarbonisation, depots, electric vehicle charging hub, electric vehicles, EV buses into two-way chargers. Oxford – where SSE Networks is working with local business and community projects to help them transiti, EV charging infrastructure, EV infrastructure, fleet users, Glasgow, Go-Ahead group, green buses, green transport, Kevin Welstead, logistics, low carbon projects, Mario Draghi, net zero, Northumberland Park garage, rapid charging hubs, renewable energy, Road to Renewables e-bus tour, Sam Greer, Scotland, SSE, Stagecoach, SWARCO Smart Charging
(PRESS RELEASE) BUENOS AIRES, 10-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Mercedes-Benz celebrates 70 years of production in its factory in Buenos Aires, Argentina, its first plant outside of Germany. Having been the first productive subsidiary, meant the initial step of the worldwide … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Accelo, Argentina, Atego, Buenos Aires, buses, cars, Juan Manuel Fangio Industrial Center, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz factory, Sprinter van, Trucks, Vans
(PRESS RELEASE) STUTTGART, 18-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Mercedes-Benz do Brasil, part of Daimler AG, has announced it transformed two buses into mobile vaccination units. The two vehicles, an OF 1519 urban bus and an 0 500 R touring coach, have … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Healthcare, News, Non Profit, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BMZ, Brazilian Red Cross, buses, Cruz Vermelha Brasileira, DEG, Elber Medical, KfW Bankengruppe, Mercedes-Benz do Brasil, Mercedes-Benz van, mobile vaccination units, National Immunization Plan, Rio Branco, São Luis, São Paulo, Sunew, vaccination cabins
(PRESS RELEASE) GOTHENBURG, 1-Arp-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The Volvo Group announces that it has completed the transaction with Isuzu Motors whereby the Japanese commercial vehicle company acquired UD Trucks from the Volvo Group for an enterprise value of JPY 243 … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 5-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announces resumption of manufacturing operations is proceeding according to plan, and observing all COVID-19 health and safety protocols on a global basis. Employee health and safety … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Industrial, Italy, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged agricultural, agricultural machinery, buses, CNH Industrial, coaches, Commercial Vehicles, construction equipment, Construction vehicles, COVID-19, Defence, firefighting vehicles, FPT Industrial, Manufacturing, pandemic, powertrain manufacturing, vehicle manufacturing
(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 26-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Provisional political agreement on the revised General Safety Regulation has just been reached by the EU institutions. Passengers, pedestrians and cyclists will be better protected as new safety technologies will become mandatory across … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, European Union, Government, News, Security & Safety, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged advanced safety features, advanced vehicle safety features, Alcohol interlock installation facilitation, attention detection, buses, C-ITS, car safety technologies, Communication on Connected and Automated Mobility, connected mobility, Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems, Drowsiness detection, Elżbieta Bieńkowska, emergency braking systems, EU, Europe on the Move, European Commission, fatal traffic casualties, lane departure warning systems, road safety, safe mobility systems, safer roads, Trucks, vehicle safety features
As part of the eight-year contract Arriva will add six new routes to its existing Warsaw operations New bus services in Warsaw reinforce Arriva’s position as one of the leading private bus operators in Poland 34 new buses feature air … Read the full press release
Posted in Poland, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
The Ivory Coast’s Prime Minister, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, and the Transport Minister, Amadou Koné, officially handed the keys of the first Euro VI gas rapid transit Crealis buses to the CEO of the Abidjan Transport Company (SOTRA), Meité Bouaké. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Abidjan, Africa, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, biogas, buses, CNG, CNH Industrial, CO2, EuroVI, Iveco, Iveco Bus, Meité Bouaké, natural gas vehicles, NOx, SOTRA, Sylvain Blaise, TRANSPORT
STUTTGART/COLOGNE, 20-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A journey around the fictional city of Seaside Valley with Mercedes‑Benz and Setra. This is possible with the latest “Bus Simulator 18”, also available for PlayStation®4 and Xbox One® for the first time. The game has its premiere at … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Entertainment, Germany, Internet & Online, Technology
Tagged Bus Simulator 18, buses, Citaro, Cologne, game, gamescom 2018, gamescom2018, MercedesBenz, PlayStation®, PlayStation®4, Setra, Xbox, Xbox One
Eco-friendly electric-hybrids are paving the way for fully electric systems in Canada Farnborough, United Kingdom, 15-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems, a global provider of more than 9,000 electric-hybrid, battery-electric, and fuel-cell electric systems, today announced that the Association du … Read the full press release
moovel has added two million users over the past 12 months – an increase of 71 percent moovel offers a Mobility-as-a-Service platform since 2015 In the US, moovel is the market leader in mobile-ticketing solutions STUTTGART, 07-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
The new driveline of the VDL Futura results in optimum reliability, low maintenance costs and fuel savings of 3%. The VDL Futura is delivered as standard with the new ZF Traxon gearbox. The new generation VDL Futura is 100 kg … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged bus, buses, DAF, driveline, fuel economy, VDL Bus & Coach, VDL Futura, ZF
30 buses for RVK Köln and 10 buses for WSW Wuppertal (Germany). Largest order ever for fuel cell buses in Europe Delivery to start in the spring of 2019. Koningshooikt production site confirms its high-technology know-how with this order. Koningshooikt … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Environment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged buses, Eugen Puderbach, Filip Van Hool, hydrogen, hydrogen bus, hydrogen buses, RVK Köln, Ulrich Jaeger, Van Hool, WSW Wuppertal
EMT Madrid opts for environment-friendly technology New M 936 G gas engine: textbook example of downsizing Quiet, economical and compact: natural-gas drive with a future Stuttgart / Madrid, 02-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Transport operator EMT in the Spanish capital Madrid with its around … Read the full press release
San Antonio, TX, 5-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Over the last three years, Scania has continued the expansion of its service network in North America, which is now comprised of more than 300 service points for Scania industrial and marine engines in the … Read the full press release
Perthshire, Scotland, 17-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ryder Cup Europe has appointed transport operator Stagecoach as the provider of buses to The 2014 Ryder Cup, being held at Gleneagles. The company, Britain’s biggest bus operator, will provide a fleet of 150 double decker … Read the full press release
Gothenburg, Sweden, 06-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On December 2, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV), a joint-venture between the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors Ltd, launched the Pro Series, a new range of trucks and buses developed specifically for India and other selected … Read the full press release
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