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Indian manufacturer Ashok Leyland will start manufacturing electric buses for the European market at its Ras Al Khaimah plant in the UAE (United Arab Emirates) within the next 12 months, according to statements by Managing Director and CEO Shenu Agarwal reported on The New Indian Express. This move ...

Sound Transit announced in early February it has broken ground on the new Renton Transit Center, a project that will support the launch of the Stride S1 line operated with double-decker battery-electric buses. The February 4, 2026 groundbreaking marks the start of construction of a relocated and reb...

The Tzen 4, a fully electric bus rapid transit line operating largely on segregated lanes, entered service on 10 February 2026 in the southern Île-de-France region. After several years of infrastructure works (the start of commercial operations was expected in 2024…), the new corridor connects...

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...

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For more than a decade, autonomous buses have been “almost ready.” Demonstrations with safety drivers began around 2015, and ten years later, this is still largely what we see. The reason is not a lack of ambition – it is physics, safety, and economics. Autonomous buses on city streets a...

Authored and sponsored by IFEMA FIAA trade fair strengthens its role as a strategic platform to anticipate the future of passenger road transport. Internationalisation, sustainability and digitalisation will shape FIAA’s 2026 agenda, taking place from 22 to 24 September at IFEMA MADRID. The next edi...

Mobility Move returns to Berlin from 10 to 12 March 2026. The Estrel Berlin hotel hosted in 2025 around 1,500 participants, 150 speakers, and over 100 exhibitors, with more than 20 vehicles on display across 7,500 square meters of exhibition space. The event has grown from its origins as the “VDV El...

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The iconic red double decker bus fleet of London is turning electric. 68 new electric buses will hit the road since summer 2019. They’ll be deployed by Transport for London (TfL) operator Metroline. 37 are realized by the pair Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD and the remaining 31 are man...

Volvo Buses enters the autonomous era with its first driverless bus concept. Starting on June 15 and throughout the Volvo Ocean Race competition in Gothenburg (Sweden), the autonomous bus by Volvo will be shown to specially invited guests. The race has also been the occasion for Volvo Buses to unvei...

The electric buses now available on market, with a few exceptions, have nothing to do with those that will be in production in 2025. There is no doubt that electric buses are bound to conquer the urban public transport market. But not in the shape to which we are accustomed… The text published...

BVG Berlin is entering the electric bus era with an order for 15 fully electric Mercedes Citaro. This doesn’t mean the city is stopping its investments on diesel bueses, as proved by the recent record-breaking order for up to 950 city buses, also Citaro. The order is the result of the first te...

BYD and its Indian partner Goldstone are planning to reach a production rate of electric buses of no less than 5,000 units per year by March 2021. Indian zero emission bus market is expected to grow, and main manufacturers don’t want to lose any chance. K6 Goldstone – BYD minibus. Made i...

Belkommunmash will deliver 60 electric buses to the Belorussian capital city Minsk. In particular, the supply includes 28 extra large capacity electric buses of the model Vitovt Max Electro or E433 (in new design) and 32 large capacity electric buses of the model E321 (a model that will be manufactu...

Byd is taking into consideration to build a battery cell factory in Europe. With a market ready to grow steadily for the next ten years, Asian batteries manufacturers are starting to plan an expansion in western countries. Byd told Reuters that they were “considering cell production outside of China...

Vdl Bus & Coach has supplied 100 electric buses to Connexxion (part of Transdev) for the Amstelland Meerlanden concession, which were put in service on 1 April 2018. The fleet can pride itself with the title of “Europe’s largest electric bus fleet“. Zero emission concession wit...

Volvo’s first articulated electric buses will run through Gothenburg on the occasion of the Volvo Ocean Race (14-21 June) in Sweden. Two great events at once, in short. Volvo’s articulated electric bus, which is currently at the concept stage, can transport up to 135 passengers. Two unit...

The diffusion of electric buses will spread way faster than the one of electric cars. In 2040, the 80 per cent of the global municipal fleet is expected to be electric. The electrification of road transport will move into top gear in the second half of the 2020s, thanks to tumbling battery costs and...

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Ashok Leyland reportedly to produce electric buses for Europe at UAE plant within 12 months

Washington State: Sound Transit to launch Renton Transit Center for double-decker electric buses

Île-de-France launches Tzen 4 BRT with 24m Hess e-buses and Alstom ground charging

Gerald Tropper to take over management of Daimler Mannheim facility

‘Made in Finland’ electric buses coming? Valmet Automotive and Jeti Industries sign preliminary agreement

Arriva keeps Route 102/N102 in North London, 26 electric buses to enter service

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Depot-first autonomy for European smartbuses

FIAA 2026 positions itself as the bus and coach sector’s key strategic partner

Mobility Move 2026 puts the spotlight on the future of road-based public transport (Berlin, 10 to 12 March)

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London double deckers, another electric step with ADL, BYD and Optare

Volvo shows its first autonomous bus concept. Ready for smart depot

Electric buses will conquer the market. But they won’t be like today (according to Andrea Bottazzi)

Electric Citaro, 15 units order by BVG Berlin

BYD and Goldstone, 5,000 ebuses per year in India by 2021

Minsk turns electric beginning with 60 electric buses by Belkommunmash

Byd considering to set up a battery factory in Europe

VDL Bus & Coach, in Amsterdam the Europe’s largest electric bus fleet

Electric articulated bus is coming. Volvo Buses unveil the concept

Electric buses market will grow faster than electric cars, according to Bnef

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