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Sound Transit announced in early February it has broken ground on the new Renton Transit Center, a project that will support the launch of the Stride S1 line operated with double-decker battery-electric buses. The February 4, 2026 groundbreaking marks the start of construction of a relocated and reb...

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) has exercised contract options for 100 transit buses from New Flyer. The order, confirmed on February 10, 2026 by New Flyer itself, includes 75 Xcelsior 40-foot hybrid-electric buses and 25 Xcelsior CHARGE NG 40-foot battery-electric buses. ...

The Tzen 4, a fully electric bus rapid transit line operating largely on segregated lanes, entered service on 10 February 2026 in the southern Île-de-France region. After several years of infrastructure works (the start of commercial operations was expected in 2024…), the new corridor connects...

Gerald Tropper has been appointed as the new head of the Daimler Truck Mannheim plant, effective July 1, 2026. Daimler Truck announced that Gerald Tropper, currently Head of Corporate Audit, will assume responsibility for the Mannheim site, which combines engine production with the group’s center of...

Daimler Buses announces it will install four public charging stations for electric buses at Munich Central Bus Station (ZOB) by the end of 2026. The manufacturer has signed an agreement with Wealthcap, asset and investment manager representing the owner of the Munich ZOB, to deploy the infrastructur...

CharterUP has launched an electric coach program in Southern California, introducing battery-electric buses into large-scale private charter operations across the region. The program entered service in fall 2025 and operates across multiple high-demand markets, including Anaheim, Irvine, Long Beach,...

Valmet Automotive and Jeti Industries have signed a preliminary agreement for the serial production of modular electric buses at Valmet Automotive’s Uusikaupunki plant in Finland. The agreement, announced on 10 February 2026, establishes the framework for potential contract manufacturing of electric...

Arriva UK Bus will deploy 26 new electric buses on Route 102/N102 in North London after retaining the service under a new seven-year Transport for London contract starting in November 2026. The contract award confirms Arriva UK Bus as the operator of one of North London’s long-standing orbital route...

Yutong has deployed 68 electric buses in Italy to support transport operations for the Winter Olympics Milano Cortina 2026. The event opened on 6 February 2026 and is organised under a dual-city hosting model, with competitions distributed across four main zones and eight venues located at significa...

Reading Buses has introduced 24 Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV battery-electric double-deck buses into service on its core network. The vehicles, ordered in June 2024, have been launched on 5 February at the operator’s Great Knollys Street depot and are now operating on the purple 17 and claret 21 rou...