http://www.busandcoach.comLatest international stories from busandcoach.comCopyright 2013Plum Publishing LtdChinese electric vehicle builder BYD has delivered six battery electric buses to Arriva, for operation in the Schiermonnikoog national park in Friesland.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=7664&categoryid=1Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTMadrid city council and bus operator EMT have equipped 500 central area bus stops with near field communications technology which allows users of smartphones to get access to live bus timetable data and information about nearby tourist attractions.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=7665&categoryid=1Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTThe first 56 of an order for 159 Mercedes-Benz Citaros have been delivered to Budapest.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=7666&categoryid=1Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTBus builder Viseon is filing for insolvency after “promised financial means failed to arrive”, according to the company.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=7667&categoryid=1Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTVolvo subsidiary Nova Bus has secured a $148million (£95million) order for 300 of its LFS model for the Chicago Transit Authority.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=7668&categoryid=1Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTThe safety of stretched limousines is set to be scrutinised after a fire engulfed the rear of a vehicle in the San Francisco area, killing five women.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=7669&categoryid=1Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTA road safety handbook for the bus and coach industry has been published by the IRU.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=7670&categoryid=1Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTBus passengers using Citi Hoppa services in Nairobi can now pay their fares using a smartcard, BebaPay, which has been launched by Equity Bank in partnership with Google.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=7671&categoryid=1Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTDaimler has consolidated its commercial vehicle activities in China with the creation of Daimler Trucks and Buses China.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=7672&categoryid=1Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMTBus builder Otokar is set to commence series production of a battery-electric midibus following a successful six-month trial with Istanbul operator IETT.http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=7673&categoryid=1Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT