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Autonomous Systems is among the many companies taking part in IT-Trans 2026, scheduled from 3 to 5 March in Karlsruhe, Germany. For the Polish company, this trade fair represents another opportunity to spread what has become its core mantra: autonomy becomes truly useful when it starts in the depot ...

Volvo Buses announces it has secured orders for 15 Volvo BZR Electric – CD coaches, belonging to the latest platform announced last year, from six operators in Norway. The contracts mark the first Norwegian orders for Volvo Buses’ latest long-range electric coach platform based on the Volvo BZR Elec...

Aberdeen City Council is preparing to sell its fleet of 25 hydrogen-powered double-decker buses after ending its joint venture with BP, with the vehicles parked for over a year. The 60-seat buses, by Wrightbus, entered service in early 2021 and were described as a “world-first” hydrogen double-deck ...

Marcopolo recorded consolidated net revenue of R$ 9.06 billion (approximately $1.81 billion) in 2025, marking its fourth consecutive year of record financial results. The Brazilian bus bodybuilder closed the fiscal year with net profit reaching R$ 1.23 billion (approximately $246 million), while int...

From coach electrification and OEMs industrial strategies to charging infrastructure, battery roadmaps and the evolving role of trolleybuses, the first issue of Sustainable Bus Magazine for 2026 aims (again) to offer a detailed snapshot of a bus and coach sector in rapid transformation. As the openi...

Daimler Buses registered 665 battery-electric buses over 8 tonnes in Germany in 2025, ranking first ahead of MAN with 386 units. According to German trade media omnibus.news, which inquired directly with the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), 665 new electric buses bearing the Mercedes star we...

It’s called Bus Simulator 27, a video game focused on driving buses and coaches: some of you may already know it, while others may be hearing about it for the first time. The gameplay is a true must for bus enthusiasts who want to put themselves to the test behind the wheel (or the joystick) [&helli...

Italian public transport operator ATM Messina has taken delivery of 29 new battery-electric buses from Iveco Bus, expanding its fleet to 97 BEV buses out of a 232-units fleet. The municipal public transport operator of Messina, a port city in north-eastern Sicily facing the Strait of Messina between...

The Schaffhausen regional bus network will be electrified by 2027 as Verkehrsbetriebe Schaffhausen (VBSH) expands charging infrastructure at the Regional Bus Centre (RBZ) following a Mercedes eCitaro supply contract signed in December 2024. A fleet of Irizar e-buses was deployed in the previous year...

Germany’s Federal Minister for Transport Patrick Schnieder announced today that that a new funding directive for zero-emission buses will be published in spring 2026, with up to €500 million earmarked for that year, while simultaneously awarding €417 million for 1,887 electric buses under the curren...