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TURN UP THE VOLTAGE – BUSWAYS ADDS MORE ELECTRIC BUSES

January 31, 2023 Jon Thomson

One of the East Coast’s largest bus operators, Busways  has announced it has started its first test of a European model Zero Emissions Bus (ZEB) in Coffs Harbour on the nSw North Coast  from this […]

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FIRST TO 50 – VOLVO, VOLGREN AND CDC. CELEBRATE HALF CENTURY OF HYBRIDS ON VIC ROADS

October 17, 2022 Jon Thomson

Volvo in partnership with body builder Volgren has announced  that it has handed over  the 50th Volgren hybrid bus  as part of its supply agreement  with ComfortDelGro Corporation  to meet the demand for the buses […]

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BUS MAKERS AND INDUSTRY CALLS FOR COMMITMENT CERTAINTY FOR ELECTRIC BUS PRODUCTION

October 17, 2022 Staff Writer

Bus manufacturers and energy experts have told  Sydney’s Sun Herald  that  they think state governments  need to provide the industry with firmer guarantees about how many electric buses they will buy,  as the industry  particularly […]

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VOLVO BUS MARKS NAIDOC WEEK WITH STUNNING INDIGENOUS ARTWORK BUS WRAP

July 12, 2022 Jon Thomson

Volvo Bus has announced it has marked this year’s NAIDOC Week and its reconciliation journey by partnering with local Queensland operator, Sunstate Charters, by wrapping a Volvo B8R in a commissioned Indigenous artwork by Queensland […]

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VOLVO ON TRIAL – BZL ELECTRIC BUS TO FEATURE IN VICTORIAN TESTING

April 27, 2022 Jon Thomson

Volvo Bus has announced that its Volvo BZL Electric chassis has been selected as a ‘product of choice’ by three operators participating in the Victorian Government’s three-year Zero Emissions Bus trial. According to Volvo the […]

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VOLVO BUS ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS

April 20, 2022 Jon Thomson

Volvo Bus has announced it has appointed Sarah Forbes to  the role of director – strategic partnerships and projects  based in Perth. Sarah joined Volvo last week having held senior management and executive roles in […]

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MILLENNIUM ACHIEVEMENT – IRIZAR CELEBRATES 1000TH AUSTRALIAN BUS DELIVERY WITH VOLVO

March 22, 2022 Jon Thomson

Volvo Bus and Irizar have jointly celebrated a major customer milestone, with Irizar Australia handing over its 1,000th bus to Kangaroo Bus Lines (KBL) at the Volvo Group Headquarters in Brisbane recently. Irizar Australia’s 1,000th […]

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VOLVO VETERAN NOTCHES UP THREE DECADES

March 15, 2022 Staff Writer

Volvo has announced a significant milestone  for  long standing employee and industry stalwart, Ray Andrich,  who is  celebrating his 30th year with Volvo Bus Australia. Ray joined Volvo Bus in February 1992 in NSW, and  immediately […]

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PLUGGED IN – VOLVO’S FIRST AUSTRALIAN ELECTRIC BUS HITS THE ROAD IN PERTH

March 2, 2022 Jon Thomson

The first Volvo electric route bus in Australia has hit the road in Perth after the company and its body building partner Volgren handed over the first of four Optimus Volvo BZL Electric units to […]

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EXPRESS SCORES MAJOR BUSLINES VOLVO BUILD CONTRACT

February 16, 2022 Jon Thomson

Country NSW based Express Coach Builders has announced it has won a significant contract for building a fleet of new Volvo chassis buses for NSW regional operator Buslines, in a deal that will  see  the […]

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