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Buses BYD Scored Latin America’s Largest EV Bus Order: 379 Buses

BYD Scored Latin America’s Largest EV Bus Order: 379 Buses

379 BYD electric buses to be used in the Colombian capital of Bogotá.
By Mark Kane 20 November 2019
Charging Gotland Kicks-in Installation Of Dynamic Wireless Charging

Gotland Kicks-in Installation Of Dynamic Wireless Charging

Using dynamic wireless charging over part of the roads, requirements for battery capacity might be significantly reduced.
By Mark Kane 17 November 2019
Buses Volvo Buses Demonstrates Autonomous Driving For Bus Depot

Volvo Buses Demonstrates Autonomous Driving For Bus Depot

Making buses self-driving at depots sounds like a great first application.
By Mark Kane 16 November 2019
Buses Irizar Introduces New Generation Of Electric Bus

Irizar Introduces New Generation Of Electric Bus

Irizar too has new all-electric buses for sale in Europe.
By Mark Kane 16 November 2019
Buses BYD Scored New Largest Electric Bus Order In The U.S.

BYD Scored New Largest Electric Bus Order In The U.S.

130 BYD K7M buses were ordered by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.
By Mark Kane 14 November 2019
Buses Volvo Scored Europe’s Largest Order For Electric Buses

Volvo Scored Europe’s Largest Order For Electric Buses

157 articulated buses can take some 23,500 passengers at once (150 each).
By Mark Kane 06 November 2019
Buses Sydney Hints At Electrification Of 8,000 Buses

Sydney Hints At Electrification Of 8,000 Buses

The plan is to electrify the entire bus fleet (about 8,000), but even part of it would be an achievement
By Mark Kane 04 November 2019
Buses Motor Coach Industries Introduces Electric Coach

Motor Coach Industries Introduces Electric Coach

It's equipped with a 389 kWh battery (544 kWh is an option) and ready for express route transportation.
By Mark Kane 02 November 2019
Charging Berlin's Biggest EV Bus Charging Station: 30 Chargers, 3 MW Total

Berlin's Biggest EV Bus Charging Station: 30 Chargers, 3 MW Total

XCharge managed to break into the European market and receive noticeable orders for charging infrastructure.
By Mark Kane 29 October 2019
Charging VDL Expands Its Charging Test Center For Buses

VDL Expands Its Charging Test Center For Buses

Power-sharing and flexibility of charging infrastructure seem to be the ultimate direction for fleets.
By Mark Kane 29 October 2019
Buses VDL Introduces Citea SLE-129 Electric At Busworld

VDL Introduces Citea SLE-129 Electric At Busworld

The Dutch manufacturer sold about 900 electric buses (over 450 were already deployed).
By Mark Kane 28 October 2019
Buses BYD Already Sold Over 1,000 Electric Buses In Europe

BYD Already Sold Over 1,000 Electric Buses In Europe

At 2019 Busworld, the company unveiled the latest upgraded versions of the 12-meter model.
By Mark Kane 27 October 2019
Buses Scania Unveils Next Generation Citywide Electric At Busworld

Scania Unveils Next Generation Citywide Electric At Busworld

Scania developed its first electric bus envisioned for series production.
By Mark Kane 24 October 2019
Buses Europe: 2,200 EV Buses Deployed - Two-Orders Of Magnitude Behind China

Europe: 2,200 EV Buses Deployed - Two-Orders Of Magnitude Behind China

The European battery-electric bus fleet is not even at 1% of the Chinese fleet.
By Mark Kane 23 October 2019
Buses Nova Bus Is Introducing LFSe+ With 594 kWh Battery Pack

Nova Bus Is Introducing LFSe+ With 594 kWh Battery Pack

The huge 594 kWh battery option is good enough for 211-292 miles (340-470 km) of range.
By Mark Kane 22 October 2019
Buses Volvo Introduces 7900 Electric Articulated With 396 kWh Battery Pack

Volvo Introduces 7900 Electric Articulated With 396 kWh Battery Pack

Volvo now offers the longest electric buses.
By Mark Kane 21 October 2019
Charging BYD Presents Electric Bus Wireless Charging: Video

BYD Presents Electric Bus Wireless Charging: Video

Let's take a look at the wireless charging of electric buses in Wenatchee, Washington
By Mark Kane 21 October 2019
Buses Chile Launches Latin America's First 100% Electric Bus Corridor

Chile Launches Latin America's First 100% Electric Bus Corridor

Santiago uses now hundreds of Chinese electric buses.
By Mark Kane 21 October 2019
Buses Solaris Introduces Urbino 18 Electric With 553 kWh Battery

Solaris Introduces Urbino 18 Electric With 553 kWh Battery

New Solaris buses can be equipped with higher energy dense Solaris High Energy+ batteries and silicon carbide (SiC) inverters
By Mark Kane 20 October 2019
Charging Proterra Introduces Multi-Dispenser Charging Solution For Buses

Proterra Introduces Multi-Dispenser Charging Solution For Buses

Charging infrastructure for electric buses matures and now is offered in the form of hubs with multiple stalls.
By Mark Kane 19 October 2019
Charging ChargePoint To Install EV Bus Chargers In San Francisco

ChargePoint To Install EV Bus Chargers In San Francisco

San Francisco to electrify its entire bus fleet by 2035 starting in 2020 with nine vehicles.
By Mark Kane 13 October 2019
Buses BAE Systems Introduces EV Propulsion System For Transit Buses

BAE Systems Introduces EV Propulsion System For Transit Buses

BAE Systems would like to supply bus manufacturers with EV propulsion too.
By Mark Kane 12 October 2019
Buses Miami-Dade Purchases 33 Proterra Catalyst E2 Electric Buses

Miami-Dade Purchases 33 Proterra Catalyst E2 Electric Buses

Proterra scored one of the biggest EV bus orders in the U.S. - 33 Catalyst E2 and up to 75 DC chargers.
By Mark Kane 08 October 2019
Buses BYD K11M Is First 60-Foot EV Bus To Complete Full Altoona Pass/Fail Test

BYD K11M Is First 60-Foot EV Bus To Complete Full Altoona Pass/Fail Test

With a completed full Altoona Pass/Fail test, BYD K11M will be included in federal grant programs.
By Mark Kane 07 October 2019
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