Irizar E-Mobility, the dedicated electric transportation division of the Irizar Group, has signed a contract for ten Irizar ie bus 12m electric buses with operator, Rheinbahn.

Trailer and truck body builder, Librelato S.A, last month announced orders for 202 vehicles for delivery this year; 180 units from Fontanella Transport and 22 from Transportadora Peregrina.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus has sold and shipped 52 Volksbus buses with the new Neobus New Mega body to the public transportation operator in Cuenca; the county’s third largest city.

Scania do Brasil Ltda has sold its first bi-articulated BRT buses in Brazil to the city of Curitiba.

Volvo Buses UK Ltd has been awarded a contract to supply Ireland’s first electric bus: The Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport Hotel and energy supplier, ESB, have awarded Volvo a contract to supply a single-deck electric 12m Volvo 7900e bus for the city of Dublin.

VDL Bus & Coach has won a contract to supply 43 Citea Electrics to operator, Qbuzz, for deployment in Emmen, Assen and Groningen.

Proterra Inc has announced StarMetro has ordered 22 Proterra Catalyst FC buses to provide transport services for Florida State University, bringing the StarMetro fleet to 27 battery-electric buses.

Following its introduction in Autumn 2018, the VDL Citea SLE 129 electric has received its first order.

Swiss bodybuilder, Carosserie Hess AG, has won a tender to supply 50 new electric trolleybuses to Salzburg with deliveries to be spread over six years.

BAE Systems is to supply Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) with 194 electric-hybrids employing its Series-ER extended range propulsion system.

Marcopolo SA and Mercedes-Benz do Brasil have together won an order for 342 new low entry city buses with Metbus, STP Santiago SA and Redbus Urbano SA - three of the largest operators of the Transantiago system in Santiago de Chile.

Federico Gutierrez, the mayor of Medellin, has announced BYD Inc is the successful bidder to supply 64 electric buses for the city’s ‘Metroplús’ rapid transit system.