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The hybrid system offers up to 8.5 percent lower fuel consumption than the conventional diesel-powered Citaro. Daimler Buses had world debuted its Citaro Hybrid range of urban buses under the Mercedes-Benz marque at the 2017 Busworld Europe, Kortrijk in Belgium. The company has…
BYD´s all-new low-floor midibus targeted at European markets. At the international Busworld exhibition this year at Kortrijk, Belgium, Chinese electric bus maker BYD has unveiled its all-new 8.7-metre battery-powered `Midibus´. This new European-spec e-bus augments the brand´s wide range of electric bus portfolio that already covers…
The all-electric city bus is scheduled to go on sale by next year. Commercial bus maker Scania´s product range on display at the 2017 Busworld Kortrijk show also includes the battery-run low-floor city bus Scania Citywide. The Citywide LF Electric, which was on…
Scania is establishing a wide range of bus products that can run on alternative fuels. At the world´s oldest and most renowned bus and coach exhibition Busworld Kortrijk (in Belgium) this year, OEMs and body builders are up on their toes at the expo…
SML Isuzu has been around on Indian roads for a few decades now, and has built a reputation as reliable and cost effective workhorses best-suited for rigorous commercial operations. Recently, we got a taste of its flagship products – the `Executive´ range of…
Tata Motors done with ARAI and homologation certification for their 9m and 12m electric buses. The production-spec Tata Ultra Electric 9-metre bus has been pressed into a 7-day trial run in Guwahati, in association with Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC). This is perhaps the…
The updated all-electric city bus gets a choice of 150, 200 and 250 kWh battery capacity. Volvo Buses has unveiled the new, updated version of its pure-electric bus 7900 Electric with improved driving range and multiple charging options. The latest revision in its…
`OppCharge´ system allows batteries to be charged in 3 to 6 minutes. Swedish bus maker Volvo is marching ahead with its parallel hybrid systems in the urban bus segment, with improved energy efficiency and reduced carbon footprint. The company´s 7900 Electric Hybrid is witnessing…
The eBuzz K7 becomes India´s first electric bus to enter public service, ARAI-certified too. Goldstone Infratech Ltd has commercially launched its eBuzz K7 8-metre all-electric bus in the Kullu-Manali-Rohtang Pass route in Himachal Pradesh. Running under Himachal Pradesh Transport Corporation (HPTC), the made-in-India zero-emission…
A formal and systematic tyre management program, either by fleets themselves or by outsourced professionals, can help fleets to ensure the cost-per-kilometre (CPKM) and turn-around time of trucking at bay. Nine times out of 10, whenever you see a truck stranded at the…
