Electric Bus

Solaris has been awarded its first contract in the US market: 4 electric buses will be supplied to King County Metro, the main public transport authority in Seattle (Washington State) with a fleet of more than 1,500 buses. Specifically, this agreement includes the delivery of two 40-foot (12 m) elec...

Transjakarta has introduced 200 high deck electric buses on the Indonesian capital BRT network, marking the achievement of a 300-units e-bus fleet by end 2024. The buses are operated by several operators under the umbrella of Transjakarta: Perum Damri operates 60 units of electric buses from Skywell...

66 new zero emission buses entered recently in operation under the umbrella of public transport authority Movia in Denmark, marking the achievement of half fleet powered by electricity as many as six years ahead of plans. 565 electric buses are now in operation, representing 50% of its total fleet o...

The world’s first series-produced bus with a battery passport is the Solaris Urbino 18 electric model, which has just joined the BVG fleet in Berlin, the manufacturer claim. The battery passport is a digital document providing detailed information on the battery’s origin and composition, foste...

Hamburg metropolitan region just welcomed 95 new Mercedes eCitaro buses to the fleet of Vhh.mobility (Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein). In November 2024 the manufacturer was also awarded a 350-units order by the other operator managing Hamburg’s network, namely Hochbahn. Over a third of Vhh....

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that is funding the the purchase of over 2,400 zero-emission vehicles through its first-ever Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program. 70 applicants across 27 states, three Tribal Nations, and one territory have been tentatively selected to receive o...