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HYDROGEN INITIATIVE – VOLGREN TO BUILD LOCAL HYDROGEN FUEL CELL BUSES

March 29, 2022 Jon Thomson

Volgren has announced it will use a grant from the Victorian state government to develop its first Australian designed and built, commercial-grade hydrogen fuel cell electric bus. The two vehicles will be built locally in […]

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VENTURA PLUGS INTO VOLGREN BYD ELECTRIC BUS FOR MELBOURNE

November 2, 2021 Jon Thomson

Leading Melbourne bus operator, Ventura, has added a battery electric bus to its fleet for the first time, taking delivery of the electric bus from long-time bus body builder Volgren. The bus is a Volgren […]

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VOLVO BUS TURNS ON ELECTRIC BUS FUTURE WITH FIRST BZL ELECTRIC

September 28, 2021 Jon Thomson

Volvo Bus has launched its new  BZL Electric chassis via a live global webcast on Monday night (27 Sept.), with Volvo Bus Australia hosting a simultaneous launch event at Volvo HQ in Brisbane.  The virtual […]

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VOLGREN COMMITS TO WORKERS AND MANUFACTURING AT ITS QUEENSLAND PLANT

September 20, 2021 Jon Thomson

Volgren has announced plans to invest in its Eagle Farm workforce and continue building bus bodies in Queensland, including its first locally manufactured electric bus, which is due early next year, with the company also […]

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VOLVO AND VOLGREN MARK FOUR DECADES WITH NEW ELECTRIC BUS ON THE WAY

September 7, 2021 Staff Writer

Volvo Bus and bus body builder, Volgren are marking more than four decades of partnership in the bus business with the two companies set to launch Volvo’s new BZL electric bus chassis in Australia, with […]

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VOLGREN WRAPS UP ITS 12-YEAR CONTRACT WITH BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL

June 8, 2021 Jon Thomson

Volgren has delivered the final bus of its agreement with Brisbane City Council  which has spanned the last 12 years and  saw 882 of its buses delivered to the Queensland capital. The handover event featured […]

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VOLGREN ANNOUNCES RESTRUCTURE FOR ITS QUEENSLAND OPERATION 

February 22, 2021 Jon Thomson

Major Australian bus manufacturer Volgren has announced it will restructure its Queensland operations as its joint venture partnership with Brisbane City Council will be concluded in June this year. The bus supply contract between Brisbane […]

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HESS/VOLGREN RECOMMENDED AS PREFERRED SUPPLIER FOR BRISBANE METRO SYSTEM

November 27, 2019 Jon Thomson

Brisbane City Council has announced European vehicle manufacturer HESS, in partnership with local bus manufacturer Volgren, and electric infrastructure company ABB, as then preferred tenderer for the design and build of the Brisbane Metro pilot […]

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VOLGREN ROLLS OUT ITS 5000th BUS FROM DANDENONG

November 15, 2019 Jon Thomson

Australia’s largest bus body builder, Volgren, has celebrated the roll-out of the 5000th bus built at its Dandenong manufacturing headquarters in Melbourne. The milestone bus, an Optimus Low-Floor Route Bus, was handed over to operator […]

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BUSWAYS TAKES DELIVERY OF A DOZEN NEW VOLGREN BODIED VOLVOS

September 19, 2019 Jon Thomson

New South Wales bus operator, Busways has taken delivery of a dozen new Volgren bodied, low-floor, seatbelted school buses, strengthening its rural and regional school bus fleet. The delivery is part of an order of […]

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