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MAN Truck & Bus delivered 7,002 buses in 2025, up 49% from 4,710 units in 2024, contributing to stable group results with €14.1 billion in revenue compared with €13.65 billion the previous year and an adjusted operating profit of €904 million (2024: €919 million), while the company announced a €...

Understanding batteries has become a prerequisite for managing electric vehicles fleets. State of Charge, State of Health, degradation mechanisms, charging dynamics, data ownership and battery chemistries are now brought together in a single structured publication with the launch of The Battery Cycl...

Southern Vectis, a bus operator providing public transport services on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, has unveiled a fleet of 31 battery-electric buses for the Isle of Wight, funded through a £10.7 million operator investment and the UK’s ZEBRA 2 scheme. The new vehicles were pre...

Daimler Buses announces it is presenting the Mercedes eCitaro equipped with NMC4 battery generation and an expanded range of eMobility services at mobility move 2026 in Berlin. At mobility move 2026, held from 10 to 12 March at the Estrel Hotel in Berlin and organized by the Association of German Tr...

Megawatt charging systems are moving from pilot phase to structured deployment, with interoperability testing now underway alongside major European OEMs. In an interview conducted during Kempower’s Live Winter Days in Sweden, Antti Vuola, VP Products at the Finnish manufacturer, detailed the company...

Autonomous Systems is among the many companies taking part in IT-Trans 2026, scheduled from 3 to 5 March in Karlsruhe, Germany. For the Polish company, this trade fair represents another opportunity to spread what has become its core mantra: autonomy becomes truly useful when it starts in the depot ...

Volvo Buses announces it has secured orders for 15 Volvo BZR Electric – CD coaches, belonging to the latest platform announced last year, from six operators in Norway. The contracts mark the first Norwegian orders for Volvo Buses’ latest long-range electric coach platform based on the Volvo BZR Elec...

Aberdeen City Council is preparing to sell its fleet of 25 hydrogen-powered double-decker buses after ending its joint venture with BP, with the vehicles parked for over a year. The 60-seat buses, by Wrightbus, entered service in early 2021 and were described as a “world-first” hydrogen double-deck ...

Marcopolo recorded consolidated net revenue of R$ 9.06 billion (approximately $1.81 billion) in 2025, marking its fourth consecutive year of record financial results. The Brazilian bus bodybuilder closed the fiscal year with net profit reaching R$ 1.23 billion (approximately $246 million), while int...

From coach electrification and OEMs industrial strategies to charging infrastructure, battery roadmaps and the evolving role of trolleybuses, the first issue of Sustainable Bus Magazine for 2026 aims (again) to offer a detailed snapshot of a bus and coach sector in rapid transformation. As the openi...