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The German state of Bavaria allocated in 2024 over €50 million in funding for 508 new so called ‘climate buses’ in 2024, including over 220 zero emission buses (being these battery-electric or powered via fuel cell). A further 15 million euros was invested in bus depots, announces the Ba…

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JBM announces it has secured an order for 1,021 electric buses under the Government of India’s PM e-Bus Sewa Scheme-2 initiative. The total order is valued at approximately Rs 5,500 crore (some approximately €605,766,000) and the buses will be deployed in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Harya…

The Coach Tourism Association Conference & Workshop 2025 achieved its best-ever attendance as 200 members came to Stratford-upon-Avon, 8-11 February. The main business session saw a record number of 1,200 meetings at the Meet the Buyer Workshop. With Gold Sponsor DFDS and Silver Sponsor Trust M…

A project has been launched in Europe aiming to improve electric bus fleet management by optimizing battery aging analysis using the State of Health (SoH) parameter. Named SoH Fleet project, is led by ACTIA Automotive (France) in collaboration with CARNET (Spain), Keolis Blois (France), and TMB (Spa…

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Before the pandemic, the Chinese group’s subsidiary Alfabus Europe had nested in Italy and tried to position itself in the Italian market, with a couple of units placed in Cremona and a market offensive slowed down by the pandemic. But the company did not stop. Today Alfabus Europa is still ba…

In the coming weeks, Stadtwerke München (SWM) will receive 30 new electric articulated buses of the Mercedes eCitaro G model for Munich’s transport company (MVG), is reported on German trade media omnibus.news. MVG CEO, Ingo Wortmann, highlighted that this expansion will bring the fleet to over 100 …

The French Central Purchasing Office for Public Transport CATP has referenced the Irizar ie tram 100% electric BRT bus in two lengths, the 12 m version and the articulated 18 m version, Irizar states. CATP is a service provided by AGIR Transport to all public purchasers. Irizar ie tram enters in CAT…

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MPK Poznań has signed a contract with the domestic manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach for the delivery of five new Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses, immediately opting to expand the order by four additional vehicles. Therefore, the agreement is for a total of nine fuel cell buses. They will hit th…

Bologna’s carrier TPER has presented presented today the first fuel cell buses in its history, purchased with funds from the Next Generation EU: these are the Solaris Urbino 12 Hydrogen buses, which will enter service starting this spring. In total, by 2026, there will be 127 FCEVs in Bologna …

CaetanoBus has delivered EMT Madrid‘s first 10 electric hydrogen-powered buses in late December. The buses were presented as ready to start operations in the Spanish capital. CaetanoBus states it has sold over 200 fuel cell buses so far to various European cities in Europe, mainly in Germany, …

Cologne region operator RVK is deploying Wrightbus-made fuel cell buses for the first time in continental Europe. 31 hydrogen buses have been delivered and are now going in operation, following acquisition allowed by funding from the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV). This was announ…

A fire broke out on Thursday, January 2, at the Optymo bus depot in Danjoutin, Territoire de Belfort (west of France) destroying seven hydrogen-powered buses. Firefighters contained the fire after several hours, and the risk of explosions has been ruled out. No injuries were reported, but nearby res…

When it comes to electric vehicles, one of the key issues is range, which is the biggest point of vulnerability to date. For a 18m articulated vehicle that can weigh up to 30 tonnes and carry almost 130 passengers, the demand for power becomes quite significant and mileage is essential for being abl…

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by Usha Praveen Telangana state, in the south-central part of the Indian subcontinent, has over 35 million inhabitants. TGSRTC has recently launched 35 luxury electric buses by JBM on the Karimnagar-Hyderabad (Jubilee Bus Station) route, around 160km long. The transport company plans to have as many…

The growing market for e-mobility (and where to place subsidies?), the focus on industrial strategies aiming at ramping up volumes, the role of partnerships and the factors that can enable traditional European OEM to keep a relevant place in the market, on the thin line between product standardizati…

Christian Schreyer has been at the helm of Ebusco since September 2024. He took over the reins of a company that until then had been led by founder (and shareholder) Peter Bijvelds. The Supervisory Board of Ebusco decided to hand over the management of the company to an outsider. A move deemed neces…

We met Paul Davies, Managing Director of Alexander Dennis, at Euro Bus Expo 2024 in Birmingham, where the company also shared further details on the upcoming Enviro200EV model. We discussed the growing influence of global competitors, the impact of government initiatives like the Better Buses Bill, …

In the latest decade, Pelican has established itself as a key player in the UK’s zero-emission bus and coach market. Partnering with Yutong since 2014 as their exclusive UK dealer, the company has today a fleet of over 500 electric vehicles in service and another 450 on order. We met Ian Downie, Hea…

Sponsored by ZF With over 10,000 electric buses served worldwide, ZF Bus Connect (launched in late 2021) continues to support the industry’s shift toward zero-emission mobility. Its latest features include advanced proactive vehicle health checks and remote connection capabilities. In this interview…

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Milence announces it obtained about €111 million EU funding for keeping on building charging infrastructure hubs in Europe. The project MILES (Mobility Infrastructure for Logistics – Electric & Sustainable) is part of twin applications submitted by Milence to establish the first pan-European net…

Île-de-France Mobilités, the public transport agency of Paris’ area, has recently completed the conversion of its Point du Jour Bus Operations Center (COB) to electric power. The center, operated by RATP, now supports 19 bus lines running entirely on electricity. This milestone was celebrated …

Chargers provider Kempower announces it is partnering with the Eastern Townships School Board (ETSB) in Quebec, Canada, and Quebec-based charging solution provider Bornes Quebec to launch an innovative electric vehicle (EV) charging system. The charging site for school buses began operations in 2024…

The EU has arranged nearly 1 billion euros for the construction of infrastructure, particularly charging stations for trucks and buses. This was announced by European Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas. This adds up to the 1.2 billion already allocated over the past three years by the Eur…

A cut-resistant charging cable and an alarm system designed to increase security levels in charging stations are two innovative solutions introduced by ChargePoint to combat vandalism and theft. The cut-resistant charging cable is crafted from advanced materials that significantly reduce the risk of…

Schneider Electric, a leader in energy management and automation, and The Mobility House Solutions, a provider of smart charging technologies, have entered a commercial partnership. This collaboration, as outlined in a press release by both companies, aims to develop and implement advanced solutions…

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The second session of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2024 took place on October 2nd in Strasbourg, during the European Mobility Expo show (former Transport Publics). Entitled “On the way to a fully zero emission city bus market in 2035? Technology | business case | market uptake“, the conference delved in…

The second session of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2024 is set to take place on October 2nd in Strasbourg, during the European Mobility Expo show (former Transport Publics). Entitled “On the way to a fully zero emission city bus market in 2035? Technology | business case | market uptake“, the conference…

The first session of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2024 went live last week at Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan, culminating in a conversation between representatives from UITP, ATM Milano, RATP Dev, ZF and Iveco Bus on the evolving landscape of public transport and how energy transition and digitalizat…

Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan will host the kick-off of Sustainable Bus Tour 2024, that after 3 years of being conducted digitally, will be built this year around two in-person conferences. “Balance Shifts in Public Transport: Operators and Industry in the Energy Transition Era,” is …

After 3 years of being conducted digitally, the Sustainable Bus Tour 2024 will be built around two in-person conference that are set to be held within Next Mobility Exhibition (May) in Milan and the Euro Mobility Expo in Strasbourg (October), two of the main public transport exhibitions in Europe pl…

The transformation of public transport teetered on the edge as technology ushered in unprecedented flexibility. In our recently broadcasted videoreport, part of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2023 initiative, we delved into the intriguing topic: “The End of Public Transport as We Know It? On-Demand …

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KleanDrive is launching a new version of its electric bus repowering solution, adopting CATL-made LFP battery cells and Voith motors. They both go together with all the power electronics in a unique framework and skid system. KleanDrive powertrain features usable battery capacity of 324 kWh (352 kWh…

CNG & LNG

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In Italy, recent investments reflect a significant interest towards methane-powered buses as part of the country’s strategy to modernize its public transport fleet with low-emission options. With initiatives from both the national procurement body Consip and the Puglia Region, both released during t…

Bologna’s municipal public transport operator TPER has inaugurated its new LNG (liquefied natural gas), bioLNG and L-CNG (compressed natural gas derived from liquid methane) distribution station inside the company depot in via Ferrarese, Bologna. The plant, now operational, will guarantee the …

Egyptian bus OEM Geyushi announces advancements of a major diesel-to-CNG retrofitting project in Cairo and Alexandria: as many as 2,262 are involved in the conversion process. Such a project leverages on Egypt’s abundant natural gas resources and sees Geyushi working in partnership with the Ministry…

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INIT is overseeing the modernisation of the nationwide Global Telematics System (GloTel) in Luxembourg. The new contract with the Administration of Public Transport (ATP) includes the migration of the existing Intermodal Transport Control System to the next generation MOBILE-ITCS nextGen as well as …

DB-backed tech company ioki has been selected as the software partner of the pilot project for autonomous driving in public transport in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Together with the project partners the Canton of Zurich, SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) and the Swiss Transit Lab, ioki is working…

The transport company Transports Publics Fribourgeois (TPF) is entering a partnership with IT provider INIT in order to establish automated processes to support the operations control center: INIT-made RESPONSEassist is expected to reduce the workload of operations control center personnel in managi…

The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is integrating data insight from City Mapper in order to identify gaps in service and prioritise investments where they’re needed most. City Mapper’s data outline how people use public transport in the region, and its app sill also be enha…

Autonomous vehicle technology provider May Mobility has entered a partnership with Italian minibus manufacturer Tecnobus, thus extended its portfolio of AV use cases at CES 2025 (live from 7 to 12 January in Las Vegas). The partnership is set to introduce a new autonomous minibus platform based on t…

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Four Scania-Irizar i6S models, which can also run on bio-LNG, will be used to connect 30 cities across Italy, particularly in the South of the country. They are the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) coaches ever operating under FlixBus' livery

NFI’s subsidiary Motor Coach Industries (MCI) announces it has shipped the first of nine battery-electric coaches built in its Pembina, North Dakota facility. NFI has electric vehicles operating (or on order) in more than 150 cities in six countries. NFI offers the widest range of zero-emissio…

Scania bets strong(er) on LNG on the touristic segment, and in the meanwhile is developing a plug-in hybrid platform for coaches (you read that right). Scania Italia‘s 2024 has been a record year for the bus segment. And the group is finally entering the e-bus segment (starting with the Class …

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Bozankaya wins a tender in Prague. After the supply of twelve 24-meter trolleybuses to Malatya and 12 18-meter vehicles to Sanliurfa and the order for the supply of 33 trolleybuses to Timisoara, including 8 12-meter and 25 18-meter vehicles, the Ankara-based manufacturer has won the tender put out b…

Skoda announces it won a 40-units trolleybuses tender in Tallin (with option for further 30). Vehicles will be deployed by carrier Aktsiaselts Tallinna Linnatransport, which provides transportation in the Estonian capital, in the Baltic region. According to the signed contract, the Czech company wil…

One tender, two lots, 35 trolleybuses with IMC (In Motion Charging) technology (with an option for a further 35) and 19 BEV buses: this is included in the newest TPER Bologna’s tender aiming at going ahead with its fleet renewal plan in the name of electric traction. The total value of the ten…

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Busworld Europe 2025 is not that close. However, as previews about products to be on launch at the expo in Brussels in October 2025 are being announced, here we are collecting an overview of the major releases visitors might expect from the largest bus and coach exhibition worldwide, running from fr…

Castrosua Nelec has been awarded with the Bus of the Year in Spain 2025 and the award to the Ecological Bus of the Year. The awarding took place in end January. “We are very grateful, and we are especially pleased about these awards because the jury is made up of large transport operators and …

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