UK bus fleet operators are choosing to further extend the ‘lives’ of their vehicles with refurbishment bookings through AD24, ADL’s digital aftermarket software.

Economic growth in China slowed sharply last year to 3%, missing the government’s 5.5% target as tough lockdowns were implemented in major cities across the country for extended periods to control the Covid pandemic.

The bus tyre, 58% of which is made out of sustainable materials, was displayed as an illustration of Michelin’s commitment to replacing its current tyres with 100% sustainable ones by 2050.

Brazil’s urban bus transport passenger numbers rose by 37% in 2021 over 2020, but numbers still lower by 10.8 million per day compared with ridership in 2019.

Iveco Bus president lays out key bus market trends and how the company plans to expand into new markets of Central Asia.

The figures recorded by the Brazilian bus market in the first half of the year do not reflect the strong pace of demand in these first months of the year, states ANFAVEA and Mercedes-Benz do Brazil.

Over the last year, several large Brazilian transport companies like Ambev, Braspress, Pepsi and Ouro Verde, have started to replace some of their urban delivery fleet vehicles with electric ones, especially for delivery services in urban areas.

‘Vehicle markets worldwide are seeing governments introduce legislation to fast track the shift in powertrain type from vehicles with traditional combustion engine technology to vehicles powered using zero emission electric drive systems,’ writes Voith Turbo of Heidenheim in a recent press release.

In the first quarter of this year alone, the city of Bogotá in Colombia has put into circulation around 558 new electric buses, a volume 500% higher than in the same period in 2021 and almost 450% higher than in the whole of last year.

The paper, published in Nature Electronics, argues that hydrogen technology is unlikely to play a major role in decarbonising heavy-duty vehicles, as the development of battery-electric technologies could soon render fuel-cell electric vehicles "superfluous".

Sílvio Munhoz, Sales Solutions director of Scania do Brasil sets the scene for 2022

Mercedes-Benz Brazil predicts that bus and coach sales in Brazil in 2022 could reach 18,500 units, an increase of 35% above the 13,000 vehicles estimated for 2021.