SETRA PRESENTS THE NEW COMFORTCLASS 500

The new Setra ComfortClass 500 generation of touring coaches sends a very clear message at first glance, according to Setra. The message is that this is a bus with a dynamic, self-confident look, one that earns top marks for comfort and safety, and redefines the tour bus premium segment. The two-axle model S 515…

We Need Better Connected Transport, Says Oecd

Better connected transport will drive economic growth and better protect the environment, according to the Transport Outlook 2012 report on mobility trends produced by the International Transport…

New Voith Technology To Improve Fuel Economy On City Transit Buses

Voith has introduced its patented SensoTop technology for heavy-duty transit buses into the North American market.  SensoTop is designed to optimize bus transmission gear-shifting to reduce fuel…

Beijing City And Petrochina Unite To Promote Lng For City Transport

Beijing Municipal People’s Government and Petrochina, part of state-owned oil and gas giant China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have jointly signed a strategic agreement to promote the…

Solaris Urbino For Rhineland Operators

During 2012, Solaris will supply 44 state-of-the-art Urbino low-floor city buses to five bus operators from the Rhineland region in Germany. The local authority-owned companies jointly tender…

Balqon Corporation To Showcase Heavy Duty Electric Vehicle Chassis

During the recently held 26th International Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles Balqon Corporation showed an electric chassis and drive systems, which are also suitable for heavy-duty…

New Flyer And Adl Partner To Develop Midi Bus

The North American heavy-duty bus manufacturer New Flyer Industries Inc., having a plant in Winnipeg, Ontario (CVanada) is teaming up with the UK bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis…

India's Jathropa Biofuel Project May End

Was Jatropha planting on wasteland simply a waste?  That’s what a tangle of central government and special committees must soon decide, and the quicker the better. The…

Gazprom And Solbus Testing Lng As Bus Fuel

Gazprom Germania together with the Polish bus manufacturer Solbus and local municipal transport companies have been organizing a series of demo-runs of LNG-fuelled buses during April and…

C40 Cities Releases Interim Results From Latin America Hybrid Electric Bus Test

The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) has released interim results from its Hybrid & Electric Bus Test Program, developed in partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative,…

First Chinese Doubledeckers In Service In London

Big Bus Tours has put 20 sightseeing buses from Chinese manufacturer Anhui Ankai Automobile Limited Company into operation in London. They are the first Chinese double deckers…

Avm Selects Chinese Engines To Power Its Buses

Bus and truck builder AVM Africa of Harare, Zimbabwe, which has traditionally built its vehicles using DAF engines, is to introduce Chinese engines in their current line…

Daimler To Close Orion And Buy Into Mci

As part of its Globe 2013 initiative, Daimler Buses is reconfiguring its bus operation in North America. The company has announced its intent to establish a strategic…

European Bus Registrations: Growth

The European registrations of new buses and coaches over 3.5 ton gross vehicle weight grew in the first three months of 2012. During March, buses and coaches…

Iveco Plans To Build Full-size Buses In Brazil

According to reports in the Brazilian media, Iveco is planning to increase its bus production in South America. Till now it produces the Daily City Class and…

Patriarca Bus Body Plant For Brazil

The Uruguayan bus body builder Patriarca announced that it will construct a plant in Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul state, in southern Brazil. The initial investment will…

Formula One Flywheel To Be Trialled On London Buses

A fuel saving device developed for Formula One is to be fitted to six prototype buses. The Go-Ahead Group and Williams Hybrid Power, a subsidiary of Williams…