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The Indian city of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, has introduced 120 low-floor electric buses into service under the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), marking the first deployment of this type of vehicle for public transport in Tamil Nadu. The vehicles, produced by Ashok Leyland, were officially fl...

The CAF Group and the Supervisory Board of Solaris have announced that Agata Stańda has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of Solaris Bus & Coach, effective July 1, 2025. At the same time, Javier Iriarte, who served as the CEO of Solaris from June 2023 till June 2025, has assumed the...

Consip, the national purchasing center for Italy’s public administration, has launched a new tender for the supply of 600 electric buses, valued at over €650 million (€652,068,612). The tender is organized into five main categories, with several subdivided into sub-lots, offering a comprehensive ran...

To find out who the three winners of the Sustainable Bus Awards 2026 will be, we’ll have to wait until the Busworld Gala Night, scheduled for October 3rd during Busworld Europe in Brussels — the sector’s leading international trade fair. In the meantime, however, the 14 finalist vehicles that will c...

BYD will expand its production footprint in Europe with a new facility in northern Hungary. The company plans to invest 32 billion forints (approximately $94 million) in the construction of a new plant in Komárom, tripling its local production capacity to 1,250 electric buses and trucks annually, as...

In order to stimulate and support the competitiveness of sustainable road transport, the European Commission is proposing to exempt zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles from road tolls and user charges. As pledged in its Industrial Action Plan for the European automotive sector, the Commission is propo...

In alignment with Dubai’s Urban Plan 2040, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has commissioned the procurement of 636 next-generation buses. This is an essential step towards increasing public transport’s modal share to 25% by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. This fleet renewal in...

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) has placed another order for articulated electric Solaris buses under an existing framework agreement, the Polish manufacturer announces. Following the delivery of the first batch of 50 Solaris Urbino 18 electric buses, the Berlin public transport operator has now ord...

From June 15 to 18, 2025, the highly anticipated UITP Global Public Transport Summit and Exhibition took place in Hamburg, Germany. As a pioneer in China buses industry, Higer Bus showcased its high-end zero-carbon sub-brand FENCER F1 Integral EV electric bus, dazzling the world with the brilliant a...

A research consortium led by the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University is entering the testing phase of a mobility solution that integrates autonomous electric buses with a ropeway system. Known as upBUS, the project aims to merge the flexibility of...