Volvo will supply 150 double deck and 20 single deck buses based on its ‘BZL Electric’ chassis to Stagecoach, who will put them on the roads of Manchester from Summer 2024.

The strong sales growth came about despite economic growth continuing to slow sharply in the first quarter to 0.8% year-on-year from 1.4% in the fourth quarter and 2.6% in the whole of last year.

At the first UITP summit in four years, we report on developments related to two topics: electric vehicles and artificial intelligence.

The U.S. Department of Energy took the decision to cancel the deal with Microvast in late May without offering any specific reason - though the company has been the subject of allegations linking it to the Chinese government.

The market continued to decline despite a pick-up in economic growth to 2.7% year-on-year in the first quarter after slowing to 1.4% in the fourth quarter of last year.

The decision was reportedly motivated by the weak profitability of the Plattsburgh, New York operations over several years.

The range, called ‘Luminus’, is based on the BZL Electric chassis and is available in lengths varying between 9.7 and 13 metres.

This is just one of many recent acquisitions by Borgwarner in the electromobility sector.

Commercial vehicle sales in the first four months of 2023 were up by almost 9% after declining by 40% in the same period of last year.

The company will provide European customers with its electric bus charging solutions. Dietrich Müller, previously Head of E-Systems at Daimler Buses has been appointed Managing Director of Daimler Buses Solutions.

Okan Baş, CEO of Karsan at UITP in Barcelona, Spain, announced the company had sold its 700th electric vehicle very recently and that now, with a presence in 20 countries, its goal in 2023 is to double its e-bus sales of 330 units in 2022.

Seating 62 passengers, these 10.8m long double-deckers are built on a BYD chassis and driveline.