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Up to 18 e-buses for King County Metro: Solaris wins first contract in the US market

Solaris has been awarded its first contract in the US market: 4 electric buses will be supplied to King County Metro, the main public transport authority in Seattle (Washington State) with a fleet of more than 1,500 buses. Specifically, this agreement includes the delivery of two 40-foot (12 m) elec…

200 new e-buses introduced on Transjakarta, coming from Skywell, Zhongtong, Golden Dragon and BYD

Transjakarta has introduced 200 high deck electric buses on the Indonesian capital BRT network, marking the achievement of a 300-units e-bus fleet by end 2024. The buses are operated by several operators under the umbrella of Transjakarta: Perum Damri operates 60 units of electric buses from Skywell…

Denmark, public transport authority Movia has achieved goal of 50% zero emission bus fleet ahead of plans

66 new zero emission buses entered recently in operation under the umbrella of public transport authority Movia in Denmark, marking the achievement of half fleet powered by electricity as many as six years ahead of plans. 565 electric buses are now in operation, representing 50% of its total fleet o…

Solaris is delivering in Berlin the first e-buses with battery passport (mandatory from 2027)

The world’s first series-produced bus with a battery passport is the Solaris Urbino 18 electric model, which has just joined the BVG fleet in Berlin, the manufacturer claim. The battery passport is a digital document providing detailed information on the battery’s origin and composition, foste…

New batch of e-buses in Hamburg: delivery of 95 Mercedes eCitaro for Vhh.mobility is completed

Hamburg metropolitan region just welcomed 95 new Mercedes eCitaro buses to the fleet of Vhh.mobility (Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein). In November 2024 the manufacturer was also awarded a 350-units order by the other operator managing Hamburg’s network, namely Hochbahn. Over a third of Vhh….

USA, EPA funds purchase of 2,400 zero emission heavy-duty vehicles, with 70% of the investments for school buses

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that is funding the the purchase of over 2,400 zero-emission vehicles through its first-ever Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program. 70 applicants across 27 states, three Tribal Nations, and one territory have been tentatively selected to receive o…

Test-driving the Mercedes eCitaro G fuel cell

When it comes to electric vehicles, one of the key issues is range, which is the biggest point of vulnerability to date. For a 18m articulated vehicle that can weigh up to 30 tonnes and carry almost 130 passengers, the demand for power becomes quite significant and mileage is essential for being abl…

5 fuel cell buses and 10 BEV: Solaris wins two tenders in Poland

Solaris has been recently awarded two zero emission bus tenders in the domestic market. 5 articulated hydrogen buses will be supplied in Konin with deliveries to be completed by 2026. 10 battery-electric Urbino will also be deployed in Gliwice by PKM starting November 2025. Articulated fuel cell bus…

Wrightbus completes delivery of hydrogen buses in Cologne, Germany (with plans to grow in Europe)

UK bus maker Wrightbus announces it has completed delivery of 31 fuel cell buses for the German operator Regionalverkehr Köln Gmbh (RVK). They are the first ever Wrightbus vehicles on European soil: testing is underway before the fleet goes into service across the Cologne region.  In May 2022 Wright…

California, SamTrans procures 108 fuel cell buses from New Flyer

New Flyer received a new firm order for 108 zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell Xcelsior Charge FC 40-foot transit buses from San Mateo County Transit (SamTrans), marking the largest single fuel cell bus order in New Flyer’s history. The contract for 108 buses was added to New Flyer’s backlog in Q2 202…

Australian Volgren rolls out first hydrogen bus based on Wrightbus chassis technology

Australian bus bodybuilder Volgren is rolling out of production a first hydrogen-powered bus model manufactured in cooperation with Northern Irish bus manufacturer Wrightbus. Back in 2019, Volgren announced launch of its first battery-electric on BYD chassis. The deal with Wrightbus for fuel cell bu…

Solaris Urbino 18 hydrogen has been elected Bus of the Year 2025

The international Bus of the Year jury has awarded the title of Bus of the Year 2025 to the Solaris Urbino 18 hydrogen. This marks the second title for a Solaris vehicle and the first time in the competition’s history, which has been held since 1989, that a zero-emission hydrogen-powered vehicle has…

India, the challenges of e-mobility and the future of transit in Telangana state. Our interview with TGSRTC Managing Director Sri V.C. Sajjanar

by Usha Praveen Telangana state, in the south-central part of the Indian subcontinent, has over 35 million inhabitants. TGSRTC has recently launched 35 luxury electric buses by JBM on the Karimnagar-Hyderabad (Jubilee Bus Station) route, around 160km long. The transport company plans to have as many…

Competition, funding, manufacturing: How the EU bus industry can stay competitive? President Domenico Nucera explains Iveco Bus’ approach

The growing market for e-mobility (and where to place subsidies?), the focus on industrial strategies aiming at ramping up volumes, the role of partnerships and the factors that can enable traditional European OEM to keep a relevant place in the market, on the thin line between product standardizati…

Steering Ebusco on track: focus on design and engineering. But cash management comes first. Our interview with CEO Christian Schreyer

Christian Schreyer has been at the helm of Ebusco since September 2024. He took over the reins of a company that until then had been led by founder (and shareholder) Peter Bijvelds. The Supervisory Board of Ebusco decided to hand over the management of the company to an outsider. A move deemed neces…

Alexander Dennis to pause coach production in 2025. Challenges and strategies on the UK bus market according to MD Paul Davies

We met Paul Davies, Managing Director of Alexander Dennis, at Euro Bus Expo 2024 in Birmingham, where the company also shared further details on the upcoming Enviro200EV model. We discussed the growing influence of global competitors, the impact of government initiatives like the Better Buses Bill, …

Pelican, the (growing) partnership with Yutong and the strategies in the UK bus market. Our interview with Ian Downie

In the latest decade, Pelican has established itself as a key player in the UK’s zero-emission bus and coach market. Partnering with Yutong since 2014 as their exclusive UK dealer, the company has today a fleet of over 500 electric vehicles in service and another 450 on order. We met Ian Downie, Hea…

“Digitizing and connecting the ecosystem around the bus”: goals and features of ZF Bus Connect, explained

Sponsored by ZF With over 10,000 electric buses served worldwide, ZF Bus Connect (launched in late 2021) continues to support the industry’s shift toward zero-emission mobility. Its latest features include advanced proactive vehicle health checks and remote connection capabilities. In this interview…

Arriva is electrifying a third depot in London: Thornton Heath to run 109 e-buses from 2025

Arriva announces electrification of its third London bus depot. The operator’s Thornton Heath site in south London will run 109 zero-emission vehicles from spring 2025 following the successful installation of a new electricity substation and advanced charging facilities. Thornton Heath is the third …

Haifa BRT system will be equipped with wireless charging by Electreon

Israeli wireless charging solutions provider Electreon announces it has signed an agreement with TransIsrael, a Ministry of Transport agency, to build an advanced electric road system (ERS) on Haifa’s BRT lines. The project will provide dynamic and stationary wireless charging along dedicated …

Heliox is converting 5 further First Bus depots to electric charging operation (for over 190 e-buses)

Heliox and First Bus are collaborating on five new electric bus charging depots in Bristol, Weston-super-Mare, Minehead, Taunton, and Basildon. They’ll have a combined capacity to charge over 190 vehicles simultaneously First Bus is investing £89 million to expand electric fleet across the UK …

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has signed a contract with Unibuss, a leading bus operator in the Oslo region

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has been awarded a contract with Unibuss, one of the leading bus operators in the Oslo region, to provide the Depot360 solution, which ensures optimized fleet operations and charging infrastructure, at two separate operator depots. This is Siemens’ first order in t…

Daimler Buses cooperates with H2 Mobility for the expansion of hydrogen tank infrastructure in Germany

Daimler Buses and H2 Mobility Germany are cooperating in the expansion of the hydrogen tank infrastructure for transportation companies. From now on, Daimler will be brokering the range of hydrogen tank services of H2 Mobility Germany for buses with hydrogen-based fuel cells as part of a holistic co…

King County Metro in Seattle turns to Kiepe for upgrading trolleybuses’ batteries and chargers (up to 170)

King County Metro in Seattle, Washington has ordered a major battery and battery charger upgrade for up to 170 electric trolleybuses, which are charged while in motion, to supplier Kiepe. These buses will now benefit from advanced In Motion Charging technology. Deliveries are set to commence in late…

Autonomous buses in public transport, what’s going on? An overview of projects, technology, challenges

Autonomous buses and autonomous shuttles: the technology is (almost) ready, the regulatory frameworks not yet, the public not even. But the autonomous bus pilots are multiplying, and several manufacturers already announced autonomous bus fleets launch within a couple years from now. In the meanwhile…

Scottish CAVForth autonomous bus project will not be renewed due to the low number of passengers

CAVForth autonomous bus project is set to end on 14 February 2025 and will not be renewed following its already planned deadline, as passenger numbers have been lower than those aimed, according to UK trade media Route-One. The project, launched in May 2023, was the first in the UK involving full-si…

VDV on German strategy for autonomous driving: market maturity in 2027, funding are needed to scale up volumes

German public transport companies organization VDV welcomes the Federal Ministry of Transport’s strategy paper and calls for an investment offensive for ‘Level 4’. Market maturity with the first combinations of vehicle and level 4 autonomous driving system in Germany is expected by 2027, accor…

New driverless project for Karsan: in Gothenburg from spring 2025

An autonomous bus pilot is set to begin in Gothenburg, Sweden, in spring 2025. Passengers will be welcomed on board since August. The news is reported on Swedish trade media Bussmagasinet.se. PTA and PTO in charge of the project are Västtrafik and Vy Buss. Technological partners? The Norwegian compa…

CarMedialab to provide smart charge management solution for e-buses in four depots across New York

In partnership with New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Guth DeConzo Construction Management, CarMedialab will supply a cloud-based charge management solution to New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). This smart charging project will support MTA’s electrification plans in one of the…

Saga Tenix establishes office in UK. David Rooney from First Bus hired as sales director

E-bus telematics services provider Saga Tenix, from Norway, is establishing a new office in UK. David Rooney has been appointed in the position of Sales Director for the UK and Ireland. Saga Tenix is a provider of electric bus (and electric truck) telematics services (it has for instance d…