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To find out who the three winners of the Sustainable Bus Awards 2026 will be, we’ll have to wait until the Busworld Gala Night, scheduled for October 3rd during Busworld Europe in Brussels — the sector’s leading international trade fair. In the meantime, however, the 14 finalist vehicles that will c...

BYD will expand its production footprint in Europe with a new facility in northern Hungary. The company plans to invest 32 billion forints (approximately $94 million) in the construction of a new plant in Komárom, tripling its local production capacity to 1,250 electric buses and trucks annually, as...

In order to stimulate and support the competitiveness of sustainable road transport, the European Commission is proposing to exempt zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles from road tolls and user charges. As pledged in its Industrial Action Plan for the European automotive sector, the Commission is propo...

We tested the first Yutong IC12E delivered in Europe. The vehicle, announced earlier this year and showcased at UITP Summit 2025, was recently handed over to the Italian operator V.I.T.A. in the Aosta Valley, an Alpine region in the north west of Italy.

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) has placed another order for articulated electric Solaris buses under an existing framework agreement, the Polish manufacturer announces. Following the delivery of the first batch of 50 Solaris Urbino 18 electric buses, the Berlin public transport operator has now ord...

A research consortium led by the Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University is entering the testing phase of a mobility solution that integrates autonomous electric buses with a ropeway system. Known as upBUS, the project aims to merge the flexibility of...