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to the BUS2BUS newsroom. Here you will find the latest news on the bus industry, exciting guest articles, our podcast BUS2Talk and current trends on all BUS2BUS topics.
Guest Article: Twiliner AG, Winner of the Fresh Travel Award of BUS2BUS 2022
4th July 2022 - Getting more people on the ground and convincing them to take a long-distance bus trip. How can this be done? The company Twiliner has a vision.
5 questions for Florian Gärtner
19th May 2022 - Florian Gärtner, Managing Director of the International Association of B2B Wholesalers (VPR), talks about his personal bus experiences and how his members and the bus travel industry are adapting to new target groups and trends.
Guest Article: Buses: the mainstay of public transport
16th May 2022 - Riding a bus instead of travelling solo by car helps to protect the climate. That is why the German government wants to attract more people to public transport. However, the bus industry is still lagging behind in the transition to climate-friendly transport. That is where the federal government’s support guidelines come in. A guest article by Dr. Volker Wissing, Member of German Parliament and Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.
Guest Article: Spring: the start of the coach tourism season and many interesting and creative initiatives
4th May 2022 - The start of Spring signals the traditional start of the coach season in The Netherlands and Belgium. During corona many operators had to be extremely inventive to keep their businesses ticking over. On the side of bus and coach producers much inventiveness was needed too. An interesting example: VDL Bus & Coach closed its bus plant in Heerenveen and joined forces with construction company Van Wijnen, building modules for prefab housing.
5 questions for Lars Behrendt
8th April 2022 - We speak to our BUS2BUS 2022 keynote speaker, Lars Behrendt, CEO of the Innovation Agency Granny&Smith, about his view on mobility and transport and what innovation means to him.
5 questions for Ross Douglas
4th March 2022 - We talk to Ross Douglas, founder and CEO of AUTONOMY, a company that hosts international events and platforms for the urban mobility industry, about his interesting career path and the challenge of convincing a car owner/motorist to switch to more sustainable mobility options.
Guest Article: First hydrogen users in Germany – is this the bus fuel of the future?
21st February 2022 - Battery-electric buses are well on the march in Germany too. However, it is not uncommon for the battery range to limit their daily usage. This is where fuel cell, i.e. hydrogen-powered buses, can provide a sensible alternative. In Germany there are already some companies operating them, and others will follow.
5 questions for Anna Grönlund
8th February 2022 - In "5 Questions for..." we speak with Anna Grönlund, deputy managing director of Sveriges Bussföretag, the Swedish Bus and Coach Federation, about the role of biofuels in the bus industry, the impact of the pandemic, the future of e-buses and other exciting topics.
Guest Article: The rapid evolution of batteries
1st February 2022 - Silicon anodes, graphene batteries and solid-state technology: battery development is gathering pace and will revolutionise mobility before the end of the decade.
5 questions for Laura Abbate
6th January 2022 - The future belongs to the bus. Laura Abbate, Product Design & User Experience Strategy at White Octopus, is convinced of this. It is sustainable, flexible, versatile and spontaneously usable and thus an absolute multi-talent. Laura answers our five questions.
Guest Article: Regenerative fuels – a possible solution for public transport?
24th November 2021 - The Clean Vehicles Directive (CVD) requires that public transport companies successively convert their vehicle fleets to alternative drivetrains. Thus, powering conventional diesel engines with regenerative fuels offers a potential solution for an industry that must fulfil its responsibilities in the effort to meet climate targets.
Libraries on wheels
19th November 2021 - On November 19, the nationwide Reading Aloud Day will take place. For more than 100 years, mobile libraries have been providing people throughout Germany with books, board games, DVDs and audiobooks. But the buses have even more to offer...
5 questions for Carolin Grötzinger
15th November 2021 - Carolin Grötzinger, who succeeds Birgit Grötzinger as managing director of Grötzinger Reisen and is a member of the board of the bus operators’ association WBO – Verband Baden-Württembergischer Omnibusunternehmer e.V. She answers our five questions.
Guest Article: A completely new outlook
18th October 2021 - In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic a young designer is dreaming about the future of coach travel. With his Horizon Liner Janis Ufheil has offered the bus industry a whole new outlook.
Guest Article: Are fuel cell buses on the march?
23rd August 2021 - It is nearly 20 years since a first small batch of public transport buses went into service powered by hydrogen fuel cells. But the breakthrough never happened. Five years ago it was almost impossible to even procure a fuel cell bus, the focus having turned to battery electric buses. In 2021 fuel cell buses are back.
Guest Article: The autonomous bus: idea or even solution for the future?
31st March 2021 - They have been on test runs for some time now: autonomous buses that can drive all by themselves and no longer need anyone sitting at the steering wheel. So far, most of them are mini-buses for only a few passengers, but designers worldwide are already developing prototypes of "full-grown" autonomous buses ... We present a few examples here.