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04 April 2022
Superpolo will send another 80 articulated buses with Volvo chassis to the SUBUS operator in Santiago
SuBus, operator of the Santiago de Chile Metropolitan Mobility Network system, which is in charge of the Business Unit 2 corridors, continues to work on renewing its bus fleet. To continue with this update, it has once again opted for the combination...
20 March 2022
Traton group will invest 2.6 billion euros in R&D for electromobility by 2026
The Traton Group, one of the largest global players in the commercial passenger and cargo vehicle industry; with its brands MAN, Scania, Volkswagen Trucks & Buses, Navistar and RIO in digital services; has decided to assume head-on the commitment to...
19 March 2022
Mi Macro Perfiférico reached the estimated demand in one month of operations
On January 30, 2022, the operation of the largest BRT system in Mexico was launched, with a 41.5 kilometer corridor to connect the city of Guadalajara: Mi Macro Periférico. This project was approved in 2019 and on its first day of operations, it...
17 March 2022
Mercedes-Benz already has close to 100 orders for its eO500U electric bus chassis
In 2021, the Mercedes-Benz O500 bus series celebrated 20 years of commercial life with its urban and road versions, of which more than 70,000 have been manufactured in Brazil, supplying both the local market and the those of South America and other...
16 March 2022
Ankai prepares the delivery of 800 gas units to the state of Nuevo Leon (Mexico)
Ankai is one of the many Chinese companies dedicated to the production of buses, located in Hefei (Anhui) and belonging to the JAC group, which has had a significant penetration in several Latin American markets, with good results, especially in...
15 March 2022
Foton will supply 991 electric buses in the new bidding of Santiago de Chile
A long process had to be followed for the General Comptroller of Chile to approve the tender that began in December 2020, to award more than 150 services for the Red Metropolitana de Movilidad system (formerly Transantiago). Finally, in February, the...
05 March 2022
Mercedes-Benz donate chassis to ITESM in Mexico for electric bus project
Under the premise that mobility is a fundamental part of the economic and social development of a community, Mercedes-Benz Buses in Mexico is committed to innovation and the production of buses with environmentally friendly technologies, to promote...
04 March 2022
Volvo starts tests of 7900 electric bus in Chile
In an event where the Minister of Transport and Telecommunications Gloria Hutt participated, who participated in the presentation of the electric bus model 7900 of the Volvo brand, which will begin a testing period with the operator Redbus. This...
03 March 2022
Scania Mexico has signed the ZEBRA agreement supporting transport electrification
Scania Mexico reaffirms its commitment to sustainability and the environment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and have cleaner and more efficient mobility through its products; this through its signing with the ZEBRA (Zero Emission Bus Rapid...
01 March 2022
EMT Madrid will provide technical support to Transmilenio
The Municipal Transport Company of Madrid has been chosen by two of the most recent zonal operators of the Transmilenio system, to provide technical assistance in improving the passenger transport network in the Colombian capital. The collaboration...
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