Optare has confirmed that diesel-electric hybrid versions of its Solo and Versa models have successfully completed certification trials to satisfy... continue

Warwickshire independent bus and coach operator Johnsons has launched a comparative trial between the battery electric Optare Solo EV and its... continue

Indian-based vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland has confirmed that it has acquired a 26% stake in British bus manufacturer Optare. The firm, which is... continue

Optare has won 100% of Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority’s order for up to 66 hybrid buses in the face of stiff competition.... continue

The Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference & Expo held last month in Las Vegas, Nevada provided an important opportunity to... continue

Andrew Garnett
Many within the bus industry have been critical about how heavy the current generation of vehicles are. Although technology in the car industry has... continue

Five new Optare Solo single decker buses costing almost £500,000 have been introduced in Barnsley by leading operator Stagecoach Yorkshire. The... continue

Durham County Council is set to become the first local authority in the country to introduce Optare’s Solo EV battery-powered bus into service... continue

The government’s £30m Green Bus Fund announcement is likely to lead to orders for over 70 fully electric and hybrid Optare buses the... continue

Public transport may be less harmful to the environment than other forms of transport, but it cannot afford to rest on its green laurels. There is... continue

WINNER Stagecoach West Scotland, for Bio-buses ‘Bio-buses’ is a ground-breaking environmental initiative by Stagecoach West Scotland that... continue

Andrew Garnett
It was 2003 when entrepreneur and easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou first announced plans to enter the budget coach market in the UK. While some... continue

Andrew Garnett
The government’s announcement of a £30m scheme to subsidise the purchase of around 700 new low carbon buses, plus changes to the Bus... continue

Roy Stanley, its principal shareholder and former chairman of Blackburn-based bus manufacturer Optare, has retired from the company’s board.... continue

Blackburn-based bus manufacturer Optare has announced that Roy Stanley, its principal shareholder and former chairman, is to step down from the... continue

Stagecoach today confirmed details of a £71m investment in new vehicles for use by its UK bus division. The group announced earlier this year... continue

The government has announced plans for a new £30m scheme that will subsidise the purchase of around 700 low carbon buses. Bus operators and... continue

Optare has announced the appointment of Richard Matthews as parts sales director reporting to Glenn Saint, commercial director. Matthews previously... continue

Robert Jack
The next phase of the journey has begun. Welcome aboard! This is the launch issue of New Transit, the new fresh, modern and forward-looking magazine... continue

A recent press release from 10 Downing Street proudly proclaims that more than 60,000 new cars have been ordered through the government’s... continue