Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL), the Chinese battery manufacturer, has unveiled an electric bus battery with a 15-year service life. The Tianxing L-series battery comes in long-range and fast-charge types, and boasts a 1.5 million kilometres lifespan, with energy density of 200Wh/kg, potentially reducing vehicle weight – range for range – by 300kg. The […]
The Association of Local Bus Managers (ALBUM) has expressed concerns regarding Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM) decision to award all but one of its local and school bus contracts to larger operators. This shift in the balance of work could have potential implications for the local bus operating sector, particularly for smaller and medium-sized enterprise […]
Government funding for the retrofit of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology is being brought to an end. Government funding for bus retrofits was paused in April 2023 after research suggested that real-world emission reductions from retrofitted buses were lower than expected. Between 2017 and 2019, £64 million was allocated to the clean bus technology fund […]
Stagecoach East has welcomed its latest group of Engineering Apprentices. The group are a mix of Apprentices new to Stagecoach East and those trading-up – who are learning the skills to change job within the company. Maria Gorgan, from the Cambridge Depot joins via the Trade-Up scheme and will be undertaking the Mech/Elec Apprenticeship, working […]
A partnership between bus operators and Milton Keynes City Council is continuing to make a 50p bus fare in the city available. The Hopper Fare promotion between the Central Rail Station, The Point for Centre: MK and Midsummer Place, and the Theatre District was due to end in August, but has now been extended. The […]
PCV insurance broker, McCarron Coates, has created its own board game. The game is intended to provide passenger transport operators with more food for thought about the legal framework in which they are operating. It is also envisioned to give managers an engaging accompaniment to toolbox talks. Entitled ‘Road Hierarchy’, the boardgame builds on McCarron […]
Blackburn bus driver Carly Broadley has taken on a boxing challenge to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Carly, who drives buses across East Lancashire from Transdev’s Intack depot in Blackburn, lost two family members to cancer. In their memory, she decided to step into the ring for an eight-week training programme ahead of her […]
Allison Transmission and Cummins are collaborating on an electric hybrid propulsion system. The project will integrate and certify a Cummins B-Series engine with the Allison eGen Flex electric hybrid propulsion system ready for 2027. eGen Flex is designed to be capable of operating up to 50% of a bus’s typical route in engine-off mode, intended […]