VDL Bus & Coach has confirmed an order for 53 Citea Electric buses from public transport company, KVB Cologne.

The Sino-UK partnership between BYD Europe BV and Alexander Dennis Ltd partnership has delivered 11 new 100% emissions-free, pure electric BYD ADL Enviro200EV electric buses to Go-Ahead London.

Utrecht-based electric bus builder, Tribus BV, demonstrated two electric vehicles at VDV Elektro Buses Conference in Berlin this month.

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

VDL Bus & Coach NV at Busworld Europe in Brussels last month announced plans to build a new factory in Roeselare dedicated for producing electric and hybrid electric buses.

Heliox launched its new SprintCharge system at Busworld.

At Busworld Europe last month, VDL Bus & Coach NV   introduced the next generation Citea LLE Diesel, with improvements aimed at achieving the lowest possible CO2 footprint with Euro VI diesel engines and further reducing the Total Cost of Ownership.

Electric bus builder, Ebusco NV won the Innovation award at Busworld for its new 3.0 city bus model, which features a carbon space-frame construction and composite panelling claimed to reduce weight by 33% to a minimal 8.0 tonnes.

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.

Electric bus builder, Ebusco is to supply 60 Ebusco 2.2 12m vehicles to bus operator, Qbuzz for operation in Groningen and Drenthe by the end of 2019.

The Netherlands - Stadtwerke Osnabrück is expanding its electric bus fleet with a further 49 VDL Bus & Coach Citea SLFA-181 articulated buses.

Further details of the second generation of the Orion E low floor electric bus from Mellor Coachcraft Ltd states it features a front-wheel-drivetrain developed by EMOSS Mobile Systems BV and is powered by Li-Ion batteries.