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Daimler Buses is strengthening its focus on digital services, offering a free Digital Services Package for newly delivered Mercedes-Benz and Setra buses. The initiative aims to optimize fleet operations by improving vehicle availability, reducing downtime, and lowering total cost of ownership (TCO)....

Stagecoach announces it has electrified its Chesterfield Depot in partnership with VEV, marking the first of four planned depot transitions to support zero-emission bus operations. The site will host 57 electric buses, set to begin service in Spring 2025, replacing over two-thirds of the local diese...

Solaris had 1,525 buses delivered in 2024 (growing 5%) and 1,609 vehicles in order book (92% of those being low or zero emissions) for a total value of over 1.4 billion euros. Today Solaris has shared its results 2024. In terms of strategy, as already announced last year, the focus are on ...

Belgian public transport operator De Lijn has permanently withdrawn its five hydrogen-powered buses in Antwerp, citing operational and financial constraints. Alongside the decommissioning of the vehicles, the company has also decided to dismantle the hydrogen refuelling station at Vaartkaai. The new...

Ballard announced it has landed a multi-year supply agreement from Egypt-based bodybuilder MCV, for fuel cell engines totaling approximately 5 MW. Deliveries of the 50 engines are expected between 2025 and 2026 and “will initially support projects in the EU“, is said in the press release...

Scania is launching a new e-powertrain for its battery-electric bus offer, featuring four power options and an integrated two- or four-speed gearbox. A further battery option has been added, and a charging interface at the rear of the bus will quicken power uptake, Scania highlights, stressing that ...

BasiGo is set to deliver 28 electric buses in Rwanda, scheduled for delivery between April and May. This delivery marks the first phase of the company’s plan to deploy 100 electric buses across the country by 2025. In late 2022 the Kenyan startup BasiGo announced $6.6 million in new funding. Money t...

Karsan‘s e-Atak self-driving bus has been the protagonist of a road test, or rather track test, on Monday 10th March at Safety Park in Vadena, Bolzano, in an event organised with public transport operator Sasa and aimed at testing the potential of driverless technology. Sasa is known for the p...

Sponsored by UITP Summit As the UITP Summit 2025 approaches, anticipation is building for what promises to be another landmark event in the world of urban mobility. The Summit will take place from June 15-18 in Hamburg, marking the first time the city will host this gathering under the new annual fo...

“The transition to electric buses in the Netherlands is facing serious setbacks”. It’s the incipit of a reporting by the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, published in late February (and covered by local trade media PV Personenvervoer). Typical issues include faults in charging station...