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Arriva Group has been awarded a contract extension in the Netherlands, where the Province of Brabant has awarded the public transport company a new 12.5-year contract – worth over €1.6 billion – to continue operating bus services in East Brabant from December 2026. The award follows a competitive te...

According to local media reports, the Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport is preparing to retire the trolleybus network serving Athens and Piraeus after more than seven decades of continuous operation. The move includes not only the withdrawal of the remaining 130 trolleybuses but also th...

When it comes to selecting the appropriate drivetrain for your bus fleet, it is important to consider the benefits and drawbacks each presents – and consequently which type of zero-emission technology will be the most efficient for passenger service requirements, duty cycle, refuel/recharge time, de...

Investment company Resvion has acquired Tremonia Mobility, previously owned by Munich-based investment company Aequita, that had taken control of the company following the carve-out from Daimler Buses. Resvion is an operative investor headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, established by professionals ...

India registered 2,100 electric bus units between January and June 2025, marking a 33% increase compared to the 1,571 units recorded in the first five months of the year. The uptick—particularly strong in June—highlights the continued momentum in the segment, which remains structurally shaped by pub...

Zenobē announces the financial close of “a €325 million debt facility from a syndicate of local and global banks to fund the expansion of its electric fleets-as-a-service offering in Europe“. This new financing ability, combined with Zenobē’s own capital, is said to be able to support up...

MAN Truck & Bus reported its financial and operational results for the first half of 2025, showing a significant increase in order intake, despite a decline in overall sales and revenue (although bus sales grew 9%).. The company recorded approximately 52,500 new vehicle orders in H1 2025, a 43% ...

On 9 July 2025, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) published the summary of responses to its consultation on ending the sale of new non-zero emission buses (non-ZEBs) in England. The consultation, which ran for eight weeks and closed earlier this year, forms part of the government’s propose...

Vienna transit operator Wiener Linien will welcome in September 2025 a batch of 10 fuel cell buses made by Italian manufacturer Rampini, set to circulate in Vienna city centre on lines 2A and 3A. As announced in summer 2024, they will replace the previous Rampini e-minibuses. “Due to the exten...

German transport operator SWU Verkehr, managing public transport services in Ulm and Neu-Ulm, has awarded Daimler Buses a contract to supply 37 fully electric Mercedes eCitaro and eCitaro G buses, with an option for nine additional units. The agreement, signed on 18 July 2025 at Ulm Town Hall Square...