The Polish manufacturer has signed contracts with operators in over 140 towns and cities in 21 European countries since its first battery-electric city bus, the 8.9-metre Urbino electric, went on sale over ten years ago.

The Slovakian start-up will collaborate with the Polish manufacturer in developing a prototype battery cell which will then be tested during 2023.

Upon completion in 2024, the Gigafactory will expand the Polish company's annual production capacity of batteries for electric buses to 5 GWh.

Solaris Bus & Coach s.p. z o.o., based in Bolechowo-Osiedle, Poland, has released performance figures for the 2021 financial year, highlighting that the firm held a 15.1% market share of European zero-emission bus registrations. ¹ Additionally, Solaris sold 400 zero-emission buses to its customers out of a total 1,492 units sold, representing 41% of total sales.

Production has been brought to a standstill at MAN's Munich and Krakow plants due to a halt in the supply of truck wiring harnesses from Ukraine.

Solaris has announced a new framework agreement with Österreichische Postbus AG of Vienna, providing options to deliver up to 106 battery and fuel-cell electric buses between now and 2025.

Grzegorz Patynek, CEO and Co-founder of digital monitoring start-up CO3* (a software supplier for transport and logistics) explains to Truck & Bus Builder how the logistics industry must adapt to take advantage of new technologies.

Following the delivery of the Urbino CNGs, there will be a total of 350 gas-powered Solaris buses operating in the Estonian capital.

The new Interlink will offer fuel savings of up to 8% along with a raft of enhancements to visibility and driveability.

The expansion of the Krakow facility, where the company manufactures the TGS and TGX series of heavy-duty trucks, will allow for a daily production capacity of around 300 vehicles.

The contract, worth approximately EUR100m, was signed by Solaris and public transport operator Unibuss.

The order was made as part of a state-sponsored project in Carinthia which seeks to foster the development of a hydrogen economy.