Infrastructure

Daimler Buses announces it will install four public charging stations for electric buses at Munich Central Bus Station (ZOB) by the end of 2026. The manufacturer has signed an agreement with Wealthcap, asset and investment manager representing the owner of the Munich ZOB, to deploy the infrastructur...

Italy is the fourth country worldwide where Hitachi Energy’s Grid-eMotion Flash ultra-fast charging system for electric buses will be deployed, with operations starting from 2026. After deployments in Geneva in Switlerland (the well known pioneeristic TOSA project), Nantes and Brisbane, the system w...

Phoenix Contact has developed a CCS vehicle charging inlet that integrates the charging controller directly into the inlet assembly for commercial electric vehicles. It’s named CHARX connect advanced, and it aims at consolidating charging communication and control functions within the vehicle-...

Kinetic has officially opened its new purpose-built Preston bus depot in Melbourne, featuring the first overhead gantry-charged infrastructure for zero-emission buses in the state of Victoria. The facility was developed in partnership with the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning as part o...

Connected Energy announces it will invest £2 million in a new second-life EV battery testing facility in the UK, combining a 5MWh BESS with multi-manufacturer battery integration and scheduled to open by mid-2026. Connected Energy is developing what it describes as the UK’s most advanced second-life...

One of Austria’s largest charging depots for electric buses has been commissioned in Wolfurt, Vorarlberg, using Kempower’s distributed charging technology. A high-capacity electric bus charging hub built with Kempower systems has entered operation in Wolfurt, supporting the electrification of public...