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780 MAN electric buses were registered in Europe (EU27+3) last year alone. According to the latest registration statistics mentioned by the group, MAN Truck & Bus has thus taken the top position in the electric bus market in continental Europe, with a market share of around 13.3 percent. MAN alm...

FirstGroup announces it has signed an agreement to purchase York Pullman Bus Company Ltd. The latter comprises five well-established brands in the provision of bus and coach services. It has a strong presence in regional and business to business (B2B) operations in York and the surrounding area of N...

Alexander Dennis has introduced three electric vans to its fleet of AD24 vehicles as the first of its field service engineers have completed training for the next generation of zero-emission buses. The new bus family (announced in August 2022) was launched in November 2023 with the unveiling of the ...

Together to streamline the management of the electric citysightseeing fleet. Citysightseeing bus operator Tootbus and VEV (provider of e-fleet solutions) will collaborate on increasingly sustainable city sightseeing transport, as Tootbus has tasked VEV with developing the total electrification plan ...

Higer has made public that its bus export volume reached 5,248 units in 2023, with overseas sales revenue exceeding 4.2 billion RMB, up by 70.59% year on year. Higer’s presence in the European electric city bus sector was showcased in October 2023 with the debut of the Higer Fencer F1 at Buswo...

Ebusco has signed a contract with VR Sverige for 14 Ebusco 3.0 18-metre buses which will are set to be deployed in Helsingborg beginning 2025. Ebusco’s Supervisory Board has just appointed Frank Meurs as co-CEO role on an ad interim basis while searching for a permanent solution. The Dutch com...

UK bus manufacturer Wrightbus announced through a Linkedin post it is in the final stages of completing its first batch of left-hand-drive single-deck hydrogen buses, known as the Kite Hydroliner, destined for Germany and adhering to full VDV compliance. In May 2022 Wrightbus secured an order from R...

Chinese brands Higer and Zonson have placed first in the electric mini and midi (respectively) bus tender issued by Naples transport operator ANM (the remaining lots have already been awarded to Iveco Bus and BYD). The news is reported on Italian trade media Autobusweb, belonging to our same publish...

According to ACEA, in 2023 electric bus registrations in the European Union “increased by 39.1% to 5,166 units, claiming a 15.9% market share”. Diesel bus share decreased from 67% in 2022 to 62% last year. In 2022 e-bus registrations accounted for 12.7% of the total EU bus market. Lookin...

Solaris and German public transport operator Lokale Nahverkehrsgesellschaft mbH Kreis Groß-Gerau (for brevity’s sake: LNVG) have begun collaborating by signing a contract for the delivery of 23 Urbino hydrogen buses that will be in operation in Frankfurt’s region. The project is funded b...