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2024 marked a historic turning point for public transport in Europe: for the first time ever, battery-electric buses outsold diesel (including hybrid) models in the final quarter of the year. In three European countries, such as Luxembourg, Finland and Denmark zero emission buses covered over two th...

BYD India has signed a new order with its long-term partner, Olectra Greentech Limited (OGL), for 2,325 electric bus chassis. The order includes models K9, C9, and K7, reinforcing the strong collaboration between the two companies. In addition to this, BYD India secured an additional order for 50 K7...

Alexander Dennis has taken a firm order from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority for 58 next-generation Enviro400EV zero-emission buses. The electric buses are expected to join the city region’s current fleet later this year. Publicly owned by the Combined Authority, they will be operated b...

Qingdao City Transportation Group has introduced 200 BYD pure electric buses, including the B7 model. This deployment aligns with Qingdao’s long-term sustainability goals and supports China’s “dual carbon” strategy, is reported on local trade media Chinabuses.org. BYD provides B7 electri...

GTT Turin is introducing a fleet of 22 electric Indcar e-B6 minibuses that are set to be deployed on the Star lines operated by municipal carrier GTT. The tender was awarded in 2023. These 5.9-meter-long vehicles are Bluebus models rebranded by Indcar for the Italian and Spanish markets, can transpo...

Electric buses are becoming widespread in cities around the world. What about Tesla hitting the market with an electric bus model? Let’s start from the end: in October 2024 Elon Musk presented the Tesla Robovan, able to carry up to 20 passengers and autonomously-driven. And in February 2025, a...

German components supplier Technotrans announces it has received a follow-up order from “a leading European electric bus manufacturer”. The company says it will deliver battery thermal management systems (BTMS) for multiple e-bus series. This time, the order volume is in the double-digit...

German carrier NIAG (Niederrheinische Verkehrsbetriebe), active in the Duisburg region (Lower Rhine), has commissioned PSI with the delivery of a load and charging management system with integrated vehicle dispatching. The system will be implemented at the depot in Moers, PSI says. NIAG carries some...

A new issue of Sustainable Bus Magazine is here, offering an in-depth exploration of the rapidly evolving zero-emission bus market. Readers will find market data, interviews, test drives, insights and product comparisons. The magazine is available through subscription, freely readable online and in ...

On February 20, the Tramlink, the new tramway produced by Stadler Rail in its Valencia plant in Spain, made its debut on the Milan scene. The new rolling stock brings with it both new technologies and a new way of designing the streetcar vehicle according to sustainability and energy-saving criteria...