BorgWarner is to take over battery manufacturer Akasol. The companies announced a Business Combination Agreement for a strategic partnership as BorgWarner launches a voluntary public takeover offer. The US-based group is then likely to acquire the German battery system supplier. Akasol is partner of e-bus makers like Daimler. Recently Akasol announced another deal with Turkey’s…
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Coventry plans to switch to electric buses only by the end of 2025. The city is looking to buy 297 e-buses. Coventry and Oxford were picked in early 2021 for an England-wide competition to switch an entire urban bus fleet to electric power. Coventry City Council announced that the city will get £50 million to…
Pandan, official Higer Bus importer in Israel, has launched new Higer battery electric buses and CNG bus in Tel Aviv: The 8.6m battery electric bus has a lithium iron phosphate battery with overnight charging and fast charge 172kWh; Charge time is up to two hours and range is 250km (under ESORT2). The motor is a…
Busworld is the world’s largest b2b exhibition for the bus and coach industry, exhibiting buses, coaches and minibuses, as well as parts, components and services. The first Busworld was 48 years ago in 1971 at Kortrijk in Belgium. Busworld Turkey 2022 will be the ninth of its type. Previous exhibitions have been held in Europe,…
Chariot Motors is sponsoring an exhibition by New York City-based Bulgarian artist Houben R. T. The name of the exhibition is Why So Serios and it is open to the public at the Museum of Humor & Satire in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Why So Serious is Houben Tcherkelov’s first solo exhibition at the Museum of Humour…