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If you think that bus stops are just a place to sit on a bench and wait for a bus, that’s because you haven’t elevated your thinking to the 21st century. Imagine that instead of a dubiously-graffiti’d bench in an inadequate rain shelter you instead are confronted with no bench, but a rack of folding electric rental bikes. This is the concept that Tuvie has designed.

Read More: Bus Stops and Bicycle Rentals Combine to Sit You Down on An Electric Ride

Mercedes-Benz unveiled its Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid at the UITP World Congress and Mobility & City Transport Exhibition in Vienna earlier this month. The bus is hydrogen powered and has so far shown good performance during fleet testing.

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We first caught sight of this electric bus back in February. At that time, the Proterra was cruising through California hoping to get some interest from public officials. Burbank took the bait and is trying them, by the way.

Read More: Proterra Electric Bus Getting 20mpg(e) in Tests

Adura Systems, a Silicon Valley startup, has announced that their new MESA powertrain architecture is more efficient than a Smart ForTwo. That’s the gist of the buzz-laden press release the company put out April 20th.

Read More: Adura Systems Announces Electric Bus Powertrain With 100 Mile Range

Optare PLC, a UK-based company, has just announced their new Solo EV battery electric bus. The Solo EV electric bus comes in several sizes, and is a new addition to their already-existing Solo line of buses.

Read More: Optare Introduces Solo EV Electric Bus

Public transportation doesn’t get much in the way of headlines unless it involves sexy “bullet trains” or gripes about long waits for buses. Well, all-electric buses are now on the market, with two being announced this month.

Read More: Electric Buses Coming Soon to a Road Near You