Australia’s largest bus body builder, Volgren, has delivered the first of two battery electric buses (BEBs) to Victoria’s Department of Transport and new Melbourne Bus Franchise operator, Kinetic. The BEBs are the first of 36 […]
Volvo Bus has announced that its Volvo BZL Electric chassis has been selected as a ‘product of choice’ by three operators participating in the Victorian Government’s three-year Zero Emissions Bus trial. According to Volvo the […]
A consortium of three companies including an energy company, a bus company and a software and advisory company are claiming a world first for a project that they say will better integrate bus depots with […]
Volvo Bus has announced it has appointed Sarah Forbes to the role of director – strategic partnerships and projects based in Perth. Sarah joined Volvo last week having held senior management and executive roles in […]
Queensland has beaten the rest of Australia by becoming the first state to open a a fully electric bus depot powered by 100 per cent renewable energy, with the unveiling of the depot at Currumbin on the Gold […]
Volgren has announced it will use a grant from the Victorian state government to develop its first Australian designed and built, commercial-grade hydrogen fuel cell electric bus. The two vehicles will be built locally in […]
MAN’s australian distributor Penske has announced that, MAN’s RR8 coach chassis is now available in Australia fitted with Marcopolo’s Audace 1050 body. The new coach is powered by MAN’s latest generation D15 Euro 6 engine, […]
It seems that in the bus industry long term loyalty and brand devotion is a pretty important factor, and in recent times there have been a number of major milestones for employees of bus manufacturers […]
Volvo Bus and Irizar have jointly celebrated a major customer milestone, with Irizar Australia handing over its 1,000th bus to Kangaroo Bus Lines (KBL) at the Volvo Group Headquarters in Brisbane recently. Irizar Australia’s 1,000th […]
Electric vehicle start up, SEA Electric, claims it is pushing into the zero-emissions school bus sector in the USA, announcing it is piloting a Blue Bird Type C school bus powered by a SEA-Drive 120b […]
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