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At a time when German public transport operators face rising ridership alongside increasing financial pressure, the balance between service expansion, cost control and long-term investment in innovation is becoming more complex. The sector is navigating higher personnel and energy costs, growing rel...

Danish public transport authority Movia announces it has deployed a further batch of 62 electric buses, bringing the share of electric vehicles in its fleet to 72 percent (following achieving a 50 percent share in late 2024). At the same time, Copenhagen has completed the transition of all municipal...

Daimler Buses will introduce the Mercedes Conecto in Germany from mid-2027, expanding its city bus portfolio for private-sector operators and leveraging the manufacturing cooperation with Otokar announced in September 2025. The move marks an extension of Daimler Buses’ product offering in its domest...

ENC has been awarded a place on the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES) statewide transit bus contract, enabling access to its heavy-duty bus portfolio for multiple U.S. transit agencies. ENC has been awarded across eight categories covering four propulsion types and two vehicle...

St. Gallen’s public transport operator VBSG has awarded a contract to Daimler Buses Schweiz for the supply of 26 battery-electric buses. The procurement is part of VBSG’s broader strategy to transition its fleet to full electrification. According to the city of St. Gallen’s Energy Concept 2050, all ...

Bogotá has received the first 68 electric buses for TransMiZonal services, part of a 711-unit rollout scheduled for 2026 and 2027. The buses were manufactured in Colombia by Marcopolo Superpolo, with bodywork, interior and assembly carried out locally, while chassis and electric drivetrain component...

Microvast and Iveco Group have announced the expansion of their partnership and the development of next-generation battery technologies for commercial vehicles. The agreement builds on a collaboration initiated in 2017, focused on battery-electric solutions for the European market, and now extends t...

Grayson Thermal Systems has announced that its Aftermarket division now supports more than 1,000 electric buses under maintenance contracts in the United Kingdom. Electric vehicles account for around 23% of the total HVAC servicing portfolio. According to a press note by Grayson, the Birmingham-base...

As public transport systems across Europe face increasing driver shortages and cost pressures, autonomous mobility is moving from pilot projects towards scalable deployment. Holon, a subsidiary of the BENTELER Group and backed by the Saudi-based investor Tasaru as a minority shareholder, has been la...

Alexander Dennis announced on March 31st that it has launched a consultation on a revised manufacturing strategy in Scotland that would retain operations at Larbert while closing its Falkirk site. The proposal outlines the conversion of the Larbert facility into a chassis manufacturing site supporti...