These unusual double-articulated trolleybuses, measuring 24.7 metres in length, were specified by Dopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy, the agency responsible for bus services in the capital, for the line between Nádraží Veleslavín in the city and Václav Havel Airport Prague.

The Malaysian commercial vehicle market over 2 tons gvw continued to grow in the third quarter of 2023, albeit just slightly to 19,900 units after an 85% rebound to 19,329 units in the same period of last year.

The pilot vehicle is a Marcopolo-bodied bus with a Scania chassis capable of running on biodiesel from locally-sourced waste, such as animal manure and other agricultural waste.

The Indonesian market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw reversed sharply in the third quarter of 2023 after two years of strong growth.

Japan’s market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw continued to recover in the third quarter of 2023, by 15% to 95,079 units.

Power inverters are essential to provide traction motors with power from batteries and most buses use two-level power inverters. David Segbers, eMobility Traction Product Manager at ABB explains how upgrading to new three-level inverters boost efficiency, power output and reliability.

Sales of commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in East Asia’s seven main markets, excluding China, declined by over 8% to 326,720 units in the third quarter of 2023.

The order consists of 11-, 12- and 18-metre electric buses, set to be delivered next year.

The delivery is part of a mega order in May 2022 for 5,450 electric buses: with DTC taking 1,500 units.

The first three of forty-six Mercedes-Benz eCitaro articulated 18m electric buses were delivered to German public transport operator Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH. These vehicles will operate throughout the cities of Mannheim and Heidelberg in 2024.

Ebusco is set to supply Italian central purchasing organisation Consip*, with 250 of its low-floor suburban Ebusco 2.2 12-metre electric buses, marking a milestone first order in the Italian market.

On the stand BAE Systems displayed its current family of motors and inverters; these included the GPM-10 and GPM-12 direct drive motors alongside a GPM-5 motor with an Eaton MD4 (Medium-Duty 4-speed) gearbox, as well as the MAPS*, MPCS**, and GPI-10 inverters.