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Basque Coast launches second electric bus rapid transit line

News14 May 2021

Keolis will run the 10km line on behalf of Basque Country Public Transport Authority and it will link Tarnos to Bayonne in south-west France, carrying around 90,000 passengers per month.

E-buses arrive in Odense and greater Copenhagen

News17 Feb 2021

Keolis is preparing to put the 55 fully electric buses into service in summer 2021 on behalf of Movia and FynBus, the local public transport authorities.

Regensburg progresses electrification of public transport

News11 Feb 2021

The transport authority in the Bavarian city has commissioned Siemens Smart Infrastructure to equip the bus depot in the Markomannenstrasse for electromobility.

Siemens works with Hamburg transport provider to equip one of the largest e-bus depots in Europe

News18 Dec 2020

Hamburger Hochbahn has set itself the goal of converting its entire fleet of around 1,000 buses to emission-free and climate-friendly vehicles by the end of the decade.

London operator to roll out 37 electric double-decker buses

News30 Nov 2020

Bus operator Tower Transit has worked with Siemens to site the charging infrastructure on the 180-metre elevated bus deck extension that was built over railway lines as part of the Crossrail project.

Enel X to support US cities in electrifying public transport bus fleets

News25 Sep 2020

The company is entering the US electrification market and is already working with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to help it electrify a portion of its new fleet.

Leipzig to roll out 21 electric buses as part of its Mobility 2030 strategy

News24 Jun 2020

The German city will implement charging systems from Siemens Smart Infrastructure along the routes as well as at the Lindenau bus depot with the e-buses scheduled to go into operation in 2021.

Gothenburg boosts sustainable public transport push with e-bus roll-out

News17 Jan 2020

More than 150 electric buses will be introduced in the region covering Gothenburg, Mölndal and Partille, where 180 million trips are made by bus each year.

Netherlands to roll out Europe's largest electric bus fleet

News27 Sep 2019

Keolis’ Dutch subsidiary will support the three transport authorities in the transition to greener mobility and will replace the existing diesel buses with 300 fully electric ones.

E-bus rapid transit line opens in the Basque country

News09 Sep 2019

The 12km line will be 100 per cent electric and will connect the French cities of Bayonne and Biarritz in 30 minutes and be operated by Keolis.

Is this the future of electric buses?

News11 Aug 2019

Neuron’s modular vehicle could serve as a mini-bus, transit bus or an articulated bus and is part of the company’s vision to use vehicle technology to help build smart cities.

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