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Fribourg public transport company TPF, in Switzerland, announces it has ordered 24 Mercedes eCitaro electric buses. They are set for delivery in December 2026. This first order will be followed by others, TPF adds, as the carrier has committed to purchasing a minimum of 35 and a maximum of 183 eCita...

“The fire was not related to hydrogen or its use.” This clarification comes from Yannick Monnier, Director of the Régie des transports du Territoire de Belfort, following the incident that destroyed seven hydrogen-powered buses at the Optymo depot in Danjoutin on January 2nd 2025. In his interview w...

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...

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that $100 million in state funding is available to help transit providers expand their use of zero-emission vehicles. The funding is being provided through the State’s Zero-Emission Transit Transition Program (ZETT). In 2020 the same state launche...

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...

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...

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...

4,920 buses and coaches were registered in Italy during 2024, up 20% on 2023, according to data provided by industry organization ANFIA and reported on Italian trade media Autobusweb (our sister media). This marks a true record in the country: the highest figure reached before 2024 was the 4,400 uni...

The Swedish bus market experienced a 30% drop in new registrations in 2024, with a total of 783 new buses registered. Despite the overall decline, the share of electric buses increased, reaching 32% of total registrations, up from 28% in 2023, although the figure of e-buses registered decreased 5%. ...