This order will replace end-of-life diesel ICE buses with new battery-electric GX 337 ELEC (12 metres) and the GX 437 ELEC (18 metres) Heuliez buses. These buses are scheduled for delivery between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026.

This order will bring the total number of Lion’s City E buses in Hansea’s fleet to 271, making it the largest zero-emission-tailpipe bus operator in Belgium.

Eight operators will benefit from the success of a bid made by charging-as-a-service firm Zenobē, including major fleets such as Stagecoach and McGill’s Buses.

The orders came from Stagecoach Group and FirstGroup which has placed the largest single order (169 units) for Yutong electric buses in the UK to date.

The new fleet consists of 15 Higer Azure electric city buses.

The factory is expected to come on stream in 2025 with an initial annual capacity of 500 electric buses. The Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan has committed to purchasing 200 electric buses from BYD every year from 2025 to 2028.

Morelissen is in charge of the company’s commercial strategy at a time when the company has been struggling with cash flow. He will report directly to founder and co-CEO Peter Bijvelds.

The manufacturer says it is looking to take on fast-rising competition from Chinese and European manufacturers in the emerging global market for zero-emission commercial vehicles, including hydrogen-powered trucks and buses.

Wrightbus has chosen the Zen Plus batteries due to their high energy density (180 Wh/kg) and long cycle life (5,000). The Zen Plus battery utilises a 77 kWh NMC lithium-ion cells.

Total sales of heavy commercial vehicles (including trucks, buses and minibuses, in Peru during the first half of 2024 reached 8,807 units, up 7.1% compared with 8,220 units in the same period in 2023.

The Colombian heavy commercial vehicle market experienced a sharp decline in the first half of 2024, with sales falling by 30.7% to 5,042 units compared with 7,277 units in the same period in 2023.

After NewPower successfully converted two diesel buses to run on battery electric for First Bus, the operator placed an order for a further thirty buses.