Electric Bus

The Italian bus market closed 2025 with 4,112 registrations over 8 tonnes, including 1,230 zero-emission buses — equal to 30% of the total and up 20% year-on-year. Zero emission buses make over 65% of the city bus registrations. After the exceptional peak reached in 2024, the Italian bus market retu...

In the Italian city of Savona, the public transport operator TPL Linea is set to deploy seven additional battery-electric buses in early 2026 as part of its ongoing fleet electrification programme. In Savona, on Liguria sea coast, local public transport operator TPL Linea continues to advance the tr...

German city of Gera, in Thuringia, has received a €4.4 million EU funding approval to expand its electric bus fleet and charging infrastructure. Ten new e-buses are coming, whose provider is not yet known as procurement still has to be issued. The approval notice has been issued issued by the Thurin...

Leicester City Council states it is on track to deliver a fully electric bus network, with 60 additional zero-emission buses entering service from September 2026. The new vehicles will bring the city’s electric bus fleet to 240 units, with full deployment expected by March 2027. The expansion is sup...

Kinetic New Zealand has unveiled the country’s first lightweight electric double-decker bus designed to meet weight compliance without requiring a special permit. Developed through a partnership between Kinetic and global automotive group Geely, the electric double-decker represents a New Zealand fi...

BYD is planning a new Brazil bus factory in order to scale electric bus and truck production to 6,000–7,000 units per year, after demand outstripped current capacity. According to the South China Morning Post, the Chinese manufacturer is preparing a significant expansion of its Brazilian commercial ...