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First Bus has launched a UK trial using electric bus depots to support the National Grid balancing mechanism by adjusting when vehicles are charged. The project started at the operator’s Glasgow depot (at the time of conversion, 2021, it was the largest EV bus depot in the country) and will extend l...

MCV has delivered 35 hydrogen-electric C127 FC LE buses to ÖBB Postbus for deployment in regional transport services in Carinthia, Austria. The vehicles were officially handed over on 6 May 2026 in Villach alongside the inauguration of the first hydrogen refuelling station connected to the project. ...

ZF will present its SolarBoost retrofit solar panel system for buses for the first time in Italy at Transpotec Logitec / Next Mobility Exhibition 2026 in Milan. ZF is introducing ZF SolarBoost to the Italian market during Transpotec Logitec NME, scheduled from 13 to 16 May 2026 at Fiera Milano-Rho. ...

New developments are on the horizon for the Hochbahn fleet, Hamburg’s public transport operator: after embarking on the electrification of its vehicle fleet in recent years — with 350 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses scheduled for delivery by December 2030 — the company has announced that it will purchas...

Solaris has selected Ballard Power Systems’ FCmove-SC fuel cell model for integration into its next-generation hydrogen bus platform (model Solaris Urbino hydrogen). Ballard Power Systems announced on 6 May that Solaris Bus & Coach has formally selected the Canadian manufacturer as fuel cell sup...

INIT will implement an account-based ticketing system for Transport for NSW as part of the Opal 2.0 upgrade across Sydney’s public transport network, in Australia. German supplier INIT announced on 6 May 2026 that it has secured the contract to modernize the Opal ticketing system for Transport for N...

Chargers manufacturer Kempower has introduced the Mega Satellite Flex, a new high-power charging dispenser supporting both CCS and MCS charging standards for heavy-duty electric vehicles. The Finnish company unveiled the new Mega Satellite Flex during the ACT Expo in Las Vegas, presenting the compan...

Barbaros Oktay, Head of Bus at MAN Truck & Bus, has been appointed chairman of ACEA’s Bus and Coach Division for a one-year mandate, following the 2025’s term of Daimler Buses’ CEO Till Oberwörder. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association has named Barbaros Oktay as the new...

Around 2,000 VinFast electric buses are operating in Vietnam today, including roughly 600 vehicles run directly by sister company VinBus, which have completed roughly 73 million km at the end of 2025. We are in Hanoi this week for a closer look at VinFast’s electric bus ecosystem, including vehicle ...

Hungarian manufacturer Ikarus announces it has been awarded a contract to supply 150 electric buses in North Macedonia, marking its largest electric bus procurement to date. The procurement was launched in February 2026, with Electrobus Europe Ltd., a member of the Ikarus Group and result of the par...