Arcola Energy and Optare Group have launched a hydrogen fuel-cell double-decker for UK and international markets. The Metrodecker H2 hydrogen is built on the existing Optare Metrodecker EV platform. It incorporates a hydrogen fuel-cell powerpack developed by Arcola Energy as a direct replacement for the battery powerpack in the Metrodecker EV. It can carry more […]
Coach operators have made a video to highlight the impact the coronavirus crisis has had on the industry. It raises awareness of the CPT’s #coachcrisis initiative, which aims to secure support for the coach industry as bookings disappear. The video can be viewed here
Go-Ahead-owned Brighton & Hove Buses has found an unlikely source of hand sanitiser for its drivers and other frontline colleagues: a local gin distillery. After exhausting his usual suppliers, the operator’s Stores Manager, Steve Trewin, discovered gin distillery Murray & Yeatman was supplying medical-grade hand sanitiser to vital local service providers and businesses. Brighton & […]
Daimler Buses has converted a Mercedes-Benz Citaro into a special vehicle for the transfer of COVID-19 patients. Converted at the manufacturer’s plant in Neu-Ulm, the bus is now the largest intensive care ambulance in Germany. Special hygiene considerations have been made on the bus, including a disinfectant sprayer for use in the patient compartment once […]
Plans for a UK-built, 3,000-strong hydrogen bus fleet across the country have been revealed by JCB heir Jo Bamford. The man behind the rescue package of Wrightbus says he hopes the move would lead the nations’ economic recovery. The buses would be built at Wrightbus’s factory in Ballymena. Mr Bamford claims his plans are “an […]
Specialist Leisure Group, the owners of Shearings, is seeking a rescue deal to save jobs, according to a press report. The company has put insolvency practitioners on stand-by as it seeks a rescue package, according to Sky News. More on this here.
The government has included public transport drivers in its latest phase of testing, with self-tests and drive-through testing theoretically available as more test facilities come on stream. Key workers who are self-isolating because of COVID-19 symptoms, or who share their home with someone who is, can either apply for test themselves or employers can nominate […]
BYD Company and Hino Motors have signed a strategic business alliance agreement with a focus on collaborating in commercial battery electric vehicles (BEVs) development. The two companies will aim to accelerate the development of commercial BEVs to provide the best-fit product for customers in a timely manner. To begin with, the two businesses will collaborate […]