In August this year, Hamburger Hochbahn, one of the biggest public transport operators in Germany, announced a list of potential suppliers of 530 electric buses. The vehicles are to join the fleet in Hamburg between 2021 and 2025. As one of the three selected potential suppliers, Solaris has already received […]
Another electric school bus purchased in Poland has been delivered to its destination. For a few days now, the commune of Gręboszów has boasted an innovative Solaris Urbino 12 electric bus adjusted to transport pupils and students both on urban and local routes. The purchase of the eco-friendly vehicle has been subsidised by the NFOŚiGW […]
Out of all the manufacturers, Solaris boasts the biggest share of newly registered buses with electric drives in Western Europe in the first three quarters of 2020. In the period in question, 242 state-of-the-art Urbino electric buses rolled out onto the streets of European cities. Solaris has recorded a clear […]
On October 20, 2020 at 12:00, the premiere of an electric novelty from Solaris – a 15-meter battery bus – takes place. For the first time in the company’s history, the premiere will be celebrated in a unique interactive online format. The company’s management and vehicle designers talk […]
On 30.09.2020 MZK Toruń has bought six electric buses of the Solaris make. Pursuant to the signed contract, the ultramodern and comfortable electric buses will be ready to carry Toruń residents in 18 months. The vehicles will be recharged by day using fast pantograph chargers deployed in three locations in the […]
Solaris Bus & Coach has signed a contract with public transport operator Freiburger Verkehrs AG for the supply of 15 electric buses – five Solaris Urbino 12 electric and ten articulated Urbino 18 electric. This is yet another order for battery vehicles secured by the Polish […]
Solaris will supply 29 electric buses to Offenbach am Main. This is the second biggest order from Germany for electric buses made by the Polish producer. The deliveries will be completed in October 2021. The 140,000-strong city of Offenbach located in the German state of Hesse ordered […]
Representatives of the municipal operator MZK Malbork and Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. signed a contract for the delivery of six electric buses. Newly commissioned Urbino 12 electric buses will start the electrification of the city’s public transport. Emission-free buses will make it to Malbork in September […]
Representatives of local transport operator Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Miejskiej (PKM) in Katowice and Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. signed on Monday a contract for the delivery of five e-buses Solaris Urbino 12 electric. Therefore the 10 electric buses already commissioned by the capital of Silesia will be joined by another […]
The first electric school bus in Poland will carry children to classes in Godzianów near Łódź. The purchase of the electric school bus was subsidised by NFOŚiGW (the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management). Solaris will supply the ecological school bus to the Municipality of Godzianów in October this […]
CleanTechnica’s next Cleantech Revolution Tour is approaching, and it is packed with EV and clean energy leaders from around Europe who are intent on easing the way into a brighter future. Starting in Berlin (Germany) on […]
As I just wrote, two Polish cities (Kraków and Wrocław, where I live) are each planning to launch 200-car electric carsharing programs. Furthermore, a startup is aiming to launch electric carsharing in Poznan, Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Tricity, and […]
Poland isn’t always a bastion for cleantech leadership and urban innovation — the national government recently took a bat to the knees of the competitive wind industry and a nascent solar industry was stabbed in both feet a couple […]
Editor’s Note: This station is very close to where I live in Poland (Wrocław)! I’m so excited. 🙂 If we were ever to get a Tesla here (we currently live car free), it would be more […]
In addition to now being used as police cars in a number of different cities and regions (Bavaria in Germany, Los Angeles in the US, and London in the UK), BMW’s electric models are now being […]
