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Gerald Tropper has been appointed as the new head of the Daimler Truck Mannheim plant, effective July 1, 2026. Daimler Truck announced that Gerald Tropper, currently Head of Corporate Audit, will assume responsibility for the Mannheim site, which combines engine production with the group’s center of...

Valmet Automotive and Jeti Industries have signed a preliminary agreement for the serial production of modular electric buses at Valmet Automotive’s Uusikaupunki plant in Finland. The agreement, announced on 10 February 2026, establishes the framework for potential contract manufacturing of electric...

Arriva UK Bus will deploy 26 new electric buses on Route 102/N102 in North London after retaining the service under a new seven-year Transport for London contract starting in November 2026. The contract award confirms Arriva UK Bus as the operator of one of North London’s long-standing orbital route...

Yutong has deployed 68 electric buses in Italy to support transport operations for the Winter Olympics Milano Cortina 2026. The event opened on 6 February 2026 and is organised under a dual-city hosting model, with competitions distributed across four main zones and eight venues located at significa...

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...

The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide €24 million venture financing to Twaice to support the scale-up of its predictive battery analytics business, according to a Twaice press release issued on 5 February. The Twaice EIB financing is aimed at accelerating growth as electrification drive...