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APTA TRANSform & EXPO 2026 attracted 13,700 attendees and nearly 700 exhibitors to McCormick Place in Chicago on 4–7 October, according to the final figures released by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). The event, held every three years, brought together transit agencies, ma…

Autonomous driving will gain further space at Mobility Move 2027, while electric mobility will remain one of the main pillars of the Berlin event, scheduled for 16-18 March.Following a 2026 edition that attracted more than 1,600 participants and 110 exhibitors, preparations are already under way f…

IVECO BUS Academy supported more than 6,500 participants through classroom training sessions across Europe in 2025, with around two-thirds of its courses now dedicated to electric vehicles. The Academy’s activities cover multi-energy expertise, with a strong focus on electromobility and include, amo…

Door manufacturer Masats is advancing the development of its AIDA artificial intelligence-based bus door system, with testing on real vehicles targeted within the next 12–18 months. At FIAA 2026 in Madrid, Marc Ball-llosera Massa, Business Development and Product Strategy Manager – Bus & Coach a…

Thermal management supplier Songz announces it has obtained Volvo HVAC Compatibility Certification for its LMD-VI electric bus HVAC family, while its systems for electric double-decker buses have received TfL 2.5 approval for applications in London.

On 18 March 1895, at 6:25 in the morning, the world’s first motor bus line opened between Siegen, Netphen and Deuz. The vehicle was a Benz Landauer. It had eight seats, a one-cylinder engine of five horsepower, and fifteen kilometres of bad road ahead of it. On the steepest hill, the passengers had …

Sponsored by Higer Higer Bus is showcasing four products at FIAA 2026 in Madrid, including the 9-metre Azure battery-electric city bus and two products from its Fencer electric range. The Chinese manufacturer is displaying the V13 coach, Azure 9 electric city bus, Fencer f6 Integral EV bus and Fence…

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Busworld Europe will return to Brussels from 16 to 21 October 2027, with the exhibitor list and floor plans already available online one year ahead of the event. The next edition follows Busworld 2025 exhibition, which attracted 45,427 visitors from 116 countries, 559 exhibitors and 238 buses and co…

Traktionssysteme Austria (TSA) has opened a new €9.5 million punching and sheet metal processing facility at its Wiener Neudorf site in Austria, with plans to increase in-house production of electrical steel sheets from the current 20–25% to 100% of its requirements. The new facility, named Werk 3a,…

Zenobē and ComfortDelGro Australia (CDC) have announced a partnership to electrify the Truganina bus depot in Melbourne’s western suburbs, with charging infrastructure designed to accommodate more than 130 electric buses. The project, announced on 13 October 2026, forms part of CDC Victoria&#8…

Cambridge-based bus operator Whippet is continuing its fleet renewal programme despite uncertainty surrounding the introduction of bus franchising in Cambridgeshire, with its diesel fleet now consisting exclusively of Volvo vehicles and more than 80% of its total fleet meeting Euro VI or zero tailpi…

Solaris has secured a new contract to supply 10 articulated Trollino 18 trolleybuses to Saint-Étienne Métropole in France, with deliveries scheduled for late 2027. The order, placed through the Centrale d’Achat de Transport Public (CATP), will bring the number of Solaris trolleybuses delivered to th…

Scania has presented its latest developments in bus and coach electrification at its Södertälje headquarters in Sweden, detailing a range of electric powertrains delivering up to 400 kW, internally assembled battery packs and new BEV and PHEV chassis configurations, alongside the new generation of t…

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Hanoi public transport operator Transerco has introduced 53 new VinFast electric buses on four routes on 5 and 6 October 2026, replacing diesel vehicles as the Vietnamese capital pursues full conversion of its public bus fleet to electric and green-energy vehicles by 2030. The deployment comprises 2…

Romanian capital city Bucharest has secured €87.44 million in non-repayable funding from the Modernisation Fund for the procurement of 40 battery-electric buses, 45 trolleybuses and 10 trams, as part of a new fleet renewal programme for municipal public transport operator STB. The investment has bee…

Turkish manufacturer AKIA announces that it has won an IETT tender to supply 50 battery-electric buses to Istanbul, with production and deliveries scheduled to begin in 2027. The Turkish manufacturer states that the contract represents the country’s first large-scale electric bus fleet procurement. …

Consorzio Autoservizi Lombardi, the consortium formed by Italian bus operators AIR Pullman and STAV, has launched a €113.84 million tender for 201 battery-electric buses. The procurement is divided into three lots covering different vehicle classes and configurations, from standard-length urban buse…

Solaris has revealed in the last few weeks some glimpses of its US-headed Urbino 40 electric ahead of the North American model’s world premiere at APTA TRANSform & EXPO in Chicago on October 5 at 3 p.m. New images released by Solaris show the exterior and passenger compartment of the 40-foot bat…

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Toyota has launched the new-generation Sora fuel cell route bus, offering a stated range of more than 300 km and using a platform jointly developed with Isuzu. The new Sora combines Isuzu’s battery-electric full-flat route bus platform with Toyota’s fuel cell system. Toyota Motor Corporation announc…

Italian carrier SETA has introduced 12 Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses in Modena alongside a new hydrogen storage and refuelling facility at its Strada Sant’Anna depot, as reported on Italian trade media (and our sister platform) Autobusweb. The project represents a total investment of €12 million,…

Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has allocated €116.7 million to ATAC for the purchase of battery-electric and hydrogen buses and the development of a green hydrogen production and refuelling hub in Acilia, Rome. The largest share of the funding is allocated to hydrogen technology an…

A mobile hydrogen refuelling station has enabled Weser-Ems-Bus to place six fuel cell buses into regular passenger service in Lower Saxony while awaiting the completion of a permanent hydrogen refuelling facility. The buses were provided by Portuguese CaetanoBus. The deployment in Jever, in the East…

The Hydrogen Adige Valley has entered operation in Bolzano, combining renewable electricity generation, green hydrogen production and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for public transport. The project, developed by public transport carrier SASA, the Autonomous Province of Bolzano and energy utiity…

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ENC – formerly ElDorado National California – is going through a new industrial phase in the US transit bus market. The California-based manufacturer was acquired from REV Group by Rivaz in late 2024, with bus production restarting in 2025 after a temporary pause during the ownership transition. Sin…

The U.S. transit bus market is facing a challenging period, with budget and financing constraints, changes in the manufacturing landscape and the ongoing transition towards low- and zero-emission technologies. Against this backdrop, Sustainable Bus spoke with John Hroncich, Director, North American …

ChargePoint’s Director Bus & Transit Europe, Uwe Münch, discusses bus depot charging, software, AI, megawatt charging, DC architecture, and how operators can reduce CAPEX and OPEX: enjoy ChargePoint serves multiple customer segments, from passenger cars to buses and commercial fleets. How …

The 2026 FIFA World Cup put public transport systems across North America under unprecedented operational pressure, with agencies managing millions of additional passenger journeys in host cities. “A tournament like this is the hardest usability test our industry ever faces,” says Magnus…

Electric bus operating costs are falling, but purchase prices remain the main barrier to achieving full cost parity with diesel fleets, according to HEAG mobilo Managing Director Arne Rath. Speaking with Sustainable Bus at Mobility Move 2026 in Berlin, in March, Rath outlined the German operator’s e…

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Daimler Buses plans to open its third public charging location for electric buses at Hamburg Central Bus Station in 2027. The manufacturer has signed a lease agreement with ZOB Hamburg GmbH, with the approval of the municipal owner, and has submitted the building permit application for the installat…

Transit operator Kinetic has completed electrification upgrades at its Sunshine West depot in Melbourne, preparing the site to operate 60 zero-emission buses by the end of 2026. The project increases the depot’s charging capacity from 24 to 66 zero-emission buses, while the installed infrastructure …

ABB E-mobility and Elexon have entered a strategic partnership to provide integrated charging infrastructure services for logistics and commercial vehicle fleets in Germany and Austria. The two companies announced the collaboration at IAA Transportation 2026 in Hanover, with the joint offering cover…

Alpitronic has introduced a new Depot Dispenser for electric bus and truck fleets, providing up to 400 kW per charging point as part of its distributed HYC1000 charging system. The Bolzano-based charging infrastructure manufacturer announced the new product on 10 September 2026 and will be showcased…

AUMOVIO is expanding into charging infrastructure with a new VDO-branded portfolio combining AC and DC chargers with vehicle technology and digital fleet management, including applications for electric bus depots. The new solutions will make their debut at IAA Transportation 2026 in Hanover and are …

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Houston METRO has ordered 100 New Flyer Xcelsior 40-foot CNG buses in a procurement valued at approximately $93 million. New Flyer of America, a subsidiary of NFI Group, announced the order on 17 September. The new compressed natural gas buses will replace vehicles that have reached the end of their…

Scania will supply 27 biogas-powered buses to operator Nobina for regional public transport services operated on behalf of Skånetrafiken in southern Sweden. Transport operator Nobina has signed an agreement with Scania for the deployment of 27 new biogas buses that will enter service on routes manag…

Hexagon Agility will supply CNG fuel systems for 350 intercity buses ordered to TRATON Group brands Scania and MAN for deployment in France. The agreement covers the delivery of compressed natural gas fuel systems for buses intended to operate on biomethane across intercity and regional transport ne…

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Norwegian charging management specialist Tenix has announced three agreements in September 2026 with public transport operators LETEC, Boreal and Göttinger Verkehrsbetriebe (GöVB), marking its entry into Belgium and Germany while expanding its activities in the Nordic market. The contracts cover dif…

Optibus has launched its Real-Time Suite, a cloud-native software layer designed to process existing CAD/AVL and GPS data for ETA prediction, fleet monitoring, detour detection, passenger information and reporting. The new product is part of Optibus Control, the company’s live operations platform, a…

March Networks and VIVOTEK will showcase AI-powered video, mobile recording and security technologies connecting buses, rail vehicles, stations and depots at APTA TRANSform & EXPO 2026 in Chicago next week. The companies will present their combined transit portfolio at the event, taking place Oc…

Luminator announces the introduction of Transit Environment Intelligence, an AI-assisted capability that uses images collected by buses in normal service to monitor conditions at bus stops and shelters. The technology combines images captured by transit vehicles with location data, Luminator’s mSET …

Luminator has outlined a transformation strategy focused on integrating its established onboard hardware portfolio with software, data and AI-based technologies for public transport operators. The US-headquartered transportation technology company announced the strategy on September 28, ahead of APT…

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The transition to zero-emission buses is expanding procurement and industrial decisions beyond the vehicle itself, bringing batteries, infrastructure, services, financing and partnerships into the discussion between manufacturers, suppliers and operators. The topic was at the centre of the Sustainab…

The growing role of industrial partnerships and integrated mobility strategies in the zero-emission bus sector, and associated impacts in investments strategies and relationships with operators, will be explored during the next Sustainable Bus Tour 2026 conference, scheduled at FIAA in Madrid on 23 …

The transition to zero-emission buses in Europe is extending into the intercity segment, and this was the topic of the Sustainable Bus Tour session held during Bus2Bus 2026 in Berlin. The panel “From city to intercity: the next step for zero emission bus transition” gathered Malo Benoit, Heavy-Duty …

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Daimler Buses and its research partners have carried out a joint test drive of the ELCH battery-electric coach technology demonstrator in Neu-Ulm, Germany, as part of a publicly funded development project targeting a driving range of over 500 kilometres. The test drive took place in early October du…

Carrier Blaguss and FlixBus have deployed eight Yutong electric coaches on the cross-border route connecting Vienna, Vienna Airport and Bratislava, with more than 90% of the scheduled kilometres on the service now operated electrically. The new operation started on 1 October 2026 and involves eight …

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The 9th International IMC Trolleybus & eBRT2030 Conference will take place in Lyon, France, on 11–13 November, focusing on integrated electric bus systems, infrastructure planning, energy management and the economic assessment of different electrification strategies. Organized by trolley:motion …

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