Mobil Elektronik GmbH, a specialist in electro-hydraulic steer-by-wire systems, has developed a system aimed at increasing manoeuvrability of two axle public transport vehicles.

Hyundai Motor Company announced last month it plans to develop 17 electric-driven commercial vehicles within the next five years in response to increasing global demand for environmentally friendly transportation solutions.

Alexander Dennis Ltd has expanded its range of low and zero emission buses with introduction of the new Enviro400ER Electric Range hybrid double deck bus.

Solaris Bus & Coach SA is claiming leadership in supplying electric bus contracts in 2019, which it says is largely due to three sizeable orders placed by customers in Berlin, Warsaw and Milan.

New Flyer of America Inc has announced an order from the Connecticut Department of Transportation for 50, forty-foot heavy-duty Xcelsior clean-diesel buses.

New Flyer Industries Canada ULC announced the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium and Brampton Transit have jointly secured CD11.15m in federal funding from Natural Resources Canada to support the adoption of zero-emission transit buses.

New Flyer Industries Canada ULC has supplied the public transit system its first zero-emission, battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE bus.

Daimler Buses has commenced its first deliveries of full electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses to customers outside Germany.

With revenues forecast to reach EUR11.6m in 2019, this will represent growth of some 7.4% over EUR10.8m registered in 2018 at bus and coach premium quality windscreen specialist, Finn Lamex Safety Glass Oy.

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is collaborating with Munich-based pan-Europe bus and coach operator, FlixBus DACH GmbH on a project to put fuel cell-powered coaches on the road.

Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. is to supply 18 Trollino 10 trolleybuses to the Italian cities of Modena and Parma.

ONAI, Almaty’s cashless public transport payment system, was established in 2015 as part of a government scheme to improve Kazakhstan’s digital infrastructure by 2020.