“The buzz word right now is zero emissions, and whenever someone talks about zero missions, we go straight to battery electric, but that is not the only option,” were some of the opening remarks made by Jeff Madura – Van Hool, Director of Public Sector Sales, North America in a presentation on Van Hool’s role on new technologies.

While hydrogen still has less of a market share than many other alternative fuels, it has some compelling advantages as a fuel: It offers zero emissions, especially for heavy-duty vehicles that require fast fill times and a lot of on board energy storage, stated Erik Bigelow, Center for Transportation and the Environment.

At what proved to be two days of very high-level seminars earlier this year by speakers from around the world on various subjects associated with public passenger transport and mobility at ABA’s Marketplace 2020 convention in Omaha - organized by Busworld Academy together with the American Bus Association - Busworld announced it was taking the partnership a major step further in 2021 with the launch of the first Busworld North America exhibition.

The Commercial Vehicle Board of Directors of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association has elected Henrik Henriksson, CEO of Scania, as its Chairman for 2020

Bus and coach manufacturer, Van Hool NV, has concluded an agreement with PSV Glass & Glazing, to become its sole partner in providing replacement windscreens and body glass for the complete Van Hool TX and EX model coach range.

WABCO India Ltd has signed a development agreement with Oy Tamware Ab for the design and development of bus doors for the Indian commercial vehicle market.

The 8th edition of Busworld Turkey, organised by Busworld International and Turkish partner, HKF Trade Fairs, will be held for three days, from 5 to 7 March 2020 in the Istanbul Expo Centre.

Belgian passenger transport company, De Lijn, has ordered 200 hybrid Citeas from VDL Bus & Coach.

Brussels-based European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association is lobbying for changes to EU policy to enable transition to carbon-neutral freight transport.

Transport group, Keolis, having already established full electric bus rapid transport systems in several French cities, has inaugurated the first 100% hydrogen fuelled BRT system using eight 18m fuel cell powered articulated vehicles from Van Hool in the city of Pau.

WABCO Holdings Inc, a global supplier of braking control systems and other advanced technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, has opened a new Global Test Centre in Wroclaw, Poland.

Specialist trailer builder, Van Hool NV, is initiating a new sales push of its container and swap body chassis in France.