Mellor is exhibiting its new Sigma 7 battery electric, zero-emissions bus at ITT Hub TOMORROW (11-12May). The electric bus, engineered by Mellor, claims new standards in lightweighting. The new Mellor Sigma range comprises six models with overall lengths from 7 to 12-metres, 31 to 83 passenger capacities, ‘city’ and ‘rural’ specifications, plus width and passenger […]
Switch Mobility, net-zero-carbon electric bus and light commercial vehicle company, is marking its first anniversary with a look back on its progress over the last year. Following Switch’s formation on 8 April 2021, the company has expanded to nine sites across three countries; the UK, Spain and India. A £300m investment was announced in April […]
First Bus is launching a modal shift campaign, called CarFree, in Scotland. It has launched an advert to encourage more Scots to use their car less. [youtube v=”Fz5wOQYJMlI”] Duncan Cameron, Managing Director of First Bus in Scotland, said: “As we launch our Modal Shift campaign to encourage Scots to leave their cars behind a little […]
EvoBus UK has appointed Adrian Felton to the position of eMobility Manager for the Mercedes-Benz brand. Adrian has over 23 years’ experience in the industry, latterly with SWARCO in the smart charging sector. He has also held senior positions with Volvo Group, recently as City Mobility Manager. He started his career in 1990 as an […]
Upcoming electric bus offering, Arrival Bus, has made its next step towards carrying passengers on public roads in Europe and the UK. The vehicle has achieved EU certification and received European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EUWVTA). “The Arrival Bus is different from any that has come before, employing technologies developed in-house to create benefits for […]
Abellio London has increased its fleet size by 5% overnight as it takes on 41 more buses to serve two additional TfL bus routes. The operator has taken over the 322 (Clapham Common-Crystal Palace) service, which it is now operating from its Battersea depot, while the newly acquired 111 (Kingston to Heathrow Airport via Hounslow) […]
Irizar is launching its latest coach, the Irizar i6S Efficient. Calling it the most efficient coach in its history, Irizar’s new generation of i6S has been designed to achieve 13% savings in emissions. A weight saving of 950kg has been achieved with this new design and the aerodynamic coefficient is 30% lower. Perhaps one of […]
RHA Coaches is calling for action on driver facilities outside sports stadia and in city centres or out-of-town parking for coaches. It follows a letter sent by Richard Bamber of Anthony’s Travel on the lack of driver facilities outside Wembley Stadium published in Bus and Coach Buyer (issue 1615, 29 April 2022). Richard Bamber said […]