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The growing market for e-mobility (and where to place subsidies?), the focus on industrial strategies aiming at ramping up volumes, the role of partnerships and the factors that can enable traditional European OEM to keep a relevant place in the market, on the thin line between product standardizati...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that is funding the the purchase of over 2,400 zero-emission vehicles through its first-ever Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program. 70 applicants across 27 states, three Tribal Nations, and one territory have been tentatively selected to receive o...

By 2027, Mumbai public transport operator BEST plans to significantly expand its fleet and achieve full electrification, according to its 2025-26 budget proposal. The public transport company is aiming to increase its fleet from the current 711 electric buses to a total of 8,000, phasing out older, ...

Switch Mobility announced today introduction of two new electric bus models, namely EiV12 and E1, the latter being headed to Europe. The EiV12, on the other hand, focuses on the Indian market and has reportedly received already 1,800 units ordered from cities such as Delhi, Bengaluru, and Chennai. S...

Christian Schreyer has been at the helm of Ebusco since September 2024. He took over the reins of a company that until then had been led by founder (and shareholder) Peter Bijvelds. The Supervisory Board of Ebusco decided to hand over the management of the company to an outsider. A move deemed neces...

On Sunday 8 December we packed our suitcase with warm clothes and flew to Oulu, Finland, to prepare for what Yutong defined as the “Extreme Cold Challenge”. Yes, because on Monday the 9th we left, heading to Rovaniemi, in Lapland, in the Arctic Circle. A journey approximately 220 kilometers long tha...

The first 12-metre electric buses in the history of Rome have been presented today. They are the first units in a supply of 411 e-buses by Iveco Bus (awarded at the beginning of 2024) that are expected to be in circulation by 2026 on the capital’s roads. 110 will arrive by the end of 2024, [&h...

Stellantis and CATL have announced a joint venture aimed at establishing large-scale LFP battery plant at Stellantis’ production site in Zaragoza, Spain. According to the partners, production is planned to start by end of 2026 and could reach up to 50 GWh capacity. The agreement is to invest up to €...

FirstGroup has signed an agreement to acquire RATP Dev Transit London for a value of 90 million pounds (around 108 million euros). In 2023, RATP London’s revenues reached 271 million pounds. The acquisition, as noted by trade media Bus & Coach Week, “will see the Group re-enter the L...

German public transport companies organization VDV welcomes the Federal Ministry of Transport’s strategy paper and calls for an investment offensive for ‘Level 4’. Market maturity with the first combinations of vehicle and level 4 autonomous driving system in Germany is expected by 2027, accor...