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India registered 2,100 electric bus units between January and June 2025, marking a 33% increase compared to the 1,571 units recorded in the first five months of the year. The uptick—particularly strong in June—highlights the continued momentum in the segment, which remains structurally shaped by pub...

Zenobē announces the financial close of “a €325 million debt facility from a syndicate of local and global banks to fund the expansion of its electric fleets-as-a-service offering in Europe“. This new financing ability, combined with Zenobē’s own capital, is said to be able to support up...

MAN Truck & Bus reported its financial and operational results for the first half of 2025, showing a significant increase in order intake, despite a decline in overall sales and revenue (although bus sales grew 9%).. The company recorded approximately 52,500 new vehicle orders in H1 2025, a 43% ...

On 9 July 2025, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) published the summary of responses to its consultation on ending the sale of new non-zero emission buses (non-ZEBs) in England. The consultation, which ran for eight weeks and closed earlier this year, forms part of the government’s propose...

Vienna transit operator Wiener Linien will welcome in September 2025 a batch of 10 fuel cell buses made by Italian manufacturer Rampini, set to circulate in Vienna city centre on lines 2A and 3A. As announced in summer 2024, they will replace the previous Rampini e-minibuses. “Due to the exten...

German transport operator SWU Verkehr, managing public transport services in Ulm and Neu-Ulm, has awarded Daimler Buses a contract to supply 37 fully electric Mercedes eCitaro and eCitaro G buses, with an option for nine additional units. The agreement, signed on 18 July 2025 at Ulm Town Hall Square...

Arriva Group has today announced the appointment of Martijn Gilbert as its new Managing Director for its Arriva UK Bus business unit effective 18 August, reporting to the Executive Chair, David Martin.  Martijn Gilbert appointed managing director in Arriva UK Bus Arriva states that Martijn Gilbert h...

New York State has announced an expansion of its electric school bus program with an additional $200 million in funding. This new round of investment, delivered through the New York School Bus Incentive Program (NYSBIP), marks the third installment of the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Air, and Gre...

“World premiere of the electrically powered intercity bus Mercedes‑Benz eIntouro, the new NMC4 battery generation in the Mercedes‑Benz eCitaro, a host of innovations on the linked topics of electromobility, safety and sustainability as well as new services from the Omniplus service brand&#8221...

MAN Truck & Bus is providing its customers with a new option for charging their electric trucks and buses. The Smart Charging Cube, offered in cooperation with AW Automotive, can be operated in a vehicle depot or maintenance yard as well as in decentralised locations, such as...