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From coach electrification and OEMs industrial strategies to charging infrastructure, battery roadmaps and the evolving role of trolleybuses, the first issue of Sustainable Bus Magazine for 2026 aims (again) to offer a detailed snapshot of a bus and coach sector in rapid transformation. As the openi...

Daimler Buses registered 665 battery-electric buses over 8 tonnes in Germany in 2025, ranking first ahead of MAN with 386 units. According to German trade media omnibus.news, which inquired directly with the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), 665 new electric buses bearing the Mercedes star we...

It’s called Bus Simulator 27, a video game focused on driving buses and coaches: some of you may already know it, while others may be hearing about it for the first time. The gameplay is a true must for bus enthusiasts who want to put themselves to the test behind the wheel (or the joystick) [&helli...

Germany’s Federal Minister for Transport Patrick Schnieder announced today that that a new funding directive for zero-emission buses will be published in spring 2026, with up to €500 million earmarked for that year, while simultaneously awarding €417 million for 1,887 electric buses under the curren...

Six out of ten new city buses registered in the European Union in 2025 were zero-emission vehicles, with battery-electric buses representing 56% and fuel cell buses 4% of the market, according to data released by Transport & Environment. In 2019, when the Clean Vehicles Directive (CVD) was adopt...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a restructuring of the $5 billion Clean School Bus Program and opened a public consultation on alternative fuel technologies ahead of the 2026 funding round. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on February 19, 2026 outlined a path forward f...