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“The transition to electric buses in the Netherlands is facing serious setbacks”. It’s the incipit of a reporting by the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, published in late February (and covered by local trade media PV Personenvervoer). Typical issues include faults in charging station...

In 2024 Traton achieved a 1% increase in sales revenue, reaching €47.5 billion. Despite slightly lower unit sales, the group states it benefited from a favorable market mix, effective pricing strategies, and strong performance in its financial services segment, which saw a 22% rise in revenue. What ...

Kiepe provides enhanced, modular powertrain products for battery electric HPC buses and IMC® electric buses, enabling 24/7 operation and increase operational efficiency.

Solaris has just signed the first contract to supply trolleybuses in Canada, to TransLink in Vancouver: Solaris’ first contract in Canada involves the delivery of 107 units of 12-meter Trollino. The agreement also includes options for up to 201 units of 12-meter trolleybuses and up to 204 unit...

Volvo Buses announces it has received an order from Svealandstrafiken for a total of 106 electric buses to operate in the counties of Västmanland and Örebro in Sweden. We had already anticipated this order, based on reporting from trade media Bussmagasinet.se, as the operator switched electric bus o...

The Mercedes eIntouro, unveiled in late 2024 and set for deployment by 2026, is currently being winter tested in Rovaniemi, Finland, at the Arctic Circle, with temperatures down to minus 30 degrees. The bus will be presented at Busworld 2025. Its launch marks the debut of Daimler Buses in the nascen...

The Indian electric bus market recorded 307 registrations in February 2025, bringing the total for the first two months of the year to 667 units. This represents a continuation of the segment’s gradual expansion, though electric buses still account for a fraction of the overall bus market. Fro...

With the delivery of twelve e-Jest minibuses for Autolinee Toscane at the beginning of January, Karsan crossed the milestone of 250 electric buses delivered in Italy. And now the next target in its sights, to be crossed by the end of 2025, will be 300 vehicles. In 2024 Karsan was the third best sell...

14 hydrogen buses operated by MPK Poznań, in Poland, have been temporarily withdrawn from service and returned to the depot. The decision was made on an emergency basis after onboard diagnostic systems detected unexpected faults in the vehicles, as reported on Polish trade media Transinfo.pl. The sa...

Electric buses travelling on the former railway line. TUA, the regional carrier operating in Pescara and Abruzzo, has presented the first three electric buses that will be used to connect Pescara and the coastal city of Montesilvano: these are 11-metre and 12-metre e-buses by Yutong. Electric buses ...