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Germany’s transport ministry has launched a new funding programme aimed at supporting the deployment of at least 1,500 additional electric buses, following announcement earlier this year. The German Federal Ministry for Transport (BMV) has published a new “Directive for the promotion of alternative ...

The European Investment Bank has approved more than €1.1 billion in financing for electricity network upgrades and electric bus deployment in Hamburg. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed two financing agreements with Hamburg-based public companies to support infrastructure investments in e...

Hong Kong operator Citybus has ordered 20 Wrightbus 6×2 StreetDeck Electroliner battery-electric double-deck buses. The agreement marks the first order worldwide for the new triple-axle StreetDeck Electroliner platform, according to a press note by Wrightbus. The vehicles are scheduled for deli...

King County Metro has received 123 inverted pantographs from Schunk Transit Solutions for electric bus charging at its Tukwila Base depot. The installation, reported by US specialized media Mass Transit, concerns charging infrastructure designed for battery-electric buses operating in the Seattle ar...

Yutong presented its latest battery-electric buses and EV technologies at Next Mobility Exhibition 2026 in Milan, with a focus on long-life components, integrated electric architecture and fleet digitalization. NME took place from May 13 to 16 at Fiera Milano Rho in Milan, Italy. At the exhibition,...

VinFast is accelerating its ambitions in the commercial vehicle sector, with new electric bus models under development for Europe and a growing role in regional export markets. The Vietnamese manufacturer has already entered the European e-bus conversation with the presentation of a 12-metre and 8-m...

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Europe’s public transport operators are entering a period where staffing pressure and fleet electrification meet in the same place: the bus depot. Around 105,000 bus and coach driver positions remain unfilled across Europe (IRU figures cited in sector analyses), and a meaningful slice of working tim...

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MAN Truck & Bus has officially launched its battery production at the Nuremberg production site today, April 11, in the presence of Bavarian Minister President Dr Markus Söder and State Minister Hubert Aiwanger. 50,000 battery packs can be produced per year in Nuremberg. However, the new M50 bui...

“2024 was less successful for VDL Groep than the previous year”. And 2023 itself had not been a glorious year. However, “After a poor first six months, operating results showed signs of recovery during the second half of 2024. Excluding the Car Assembly division, annual turnover is...

Three bus lots have been officially awarded in Paris, with the surprising win of Italian ATM in one of the three. The three lots are located in Paris and the Petite Couronne (Ourcq, Massy-Juvisy and Croix du Sud sectors). Transdev and RATP Cap Île-de-France are the awarded companies for the two rema...

A recent study conducted by researchers at Sapienza University of Rome sheds light on the key factors influencing the adoption of zero-emission buses (ZEBs), which include both battery-electric buses and hydrogen fuel cell buses, in urban transport systems. The study, which examined more than 50 res...

Nobina has signed an agreement to acquire the two bus companies in Finland, Revon Turistiliikenne OY and Repo-Lines OY, based in Oulu. Through this acquisition, Nobina strengthens its presence outside the capital region and “expands its contract portfolio while creating opportunities for colla...

On-demand transit solutions provider Argo Corporation announces the rollout of its Smart Routing transit system in Bradford West Gwillimbury (BWG), Ontario. This initiative, announced earlier this year and operational since 7th April, provides residents with an easy-to-use app that allows them to re...

UK government announces an investment of nearly £38 million to bring 319 new zero emission buses on English roads. The funding has been allocated to 12 successful local authorities across England – following bids to expand their zero emission bus fleets – and will see the buses entering operations b...

On 5 April 2025, at 14:30, the transportation network of the Nancy urban area STAN (Rèseau de Transport de l’Agglomeration Nanceienne – Keolis group) inaugurated the new T1 trolleybus line in Nancy (104,400 inhabitants in the urban area, 420,000 inhabitants in the conurbation). The new t...

The latest edition of the PwC E-Bus Radar reveals that public transport operators have surpassed their ambitious targets, with nearly 2,950 BEB in operation within the German public transport system by the end of 2024. Does this mean the decarbonization of Germany's bus fleet continues unabated and ...

Quantron has avoided insolvency. The Augsburg-based company released a statement last week, alongside a LinkedIn post claiming that the company “has emerged stronger from its insolvency proceedings and is charting a new course with renewed energy and a focused strategy”. What happened? As part of an...

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Germany allocates 2026 funding for additional 1,500 zero-emission buses

Hamburg secures over €1.1 billion EIB financing for power grid expansion and 188 electric buses

Wrightbus secures Hong Kong order for 20 electric double-decker buses

Schunk supplies 123 depot charging pantographs to King County Metro in Seattle

Yutong showcased EV long-life technologies alongside electric bus range at NME 2026

Software ownership and vertical integration: VinFast European winning cards according to Head of Commercial Vehicles Diego Ghirardi

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Driver shortage pushes bus depots toward automation

Yutong showcased EV long-life technologies alongside electric bus range at NME 2026

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MAN officially starts production of truck and bus battery packs in Nuremberg (and announces further investment)

VDL Bus & Coach rebounds (+67%) but remains loss-making. The group loses 30% on 2023

ATM, Transdev and RATP officially awarded three bus lots in Paris region

From research to roads: barriers and drivers to zero-emission bus deployment, in a study by Sapienza University (Rome)

Nobina expands in Finland by acquiring two bus companies

On-demand transit project launched in Ontario, backed by Argo Smart Routing technology

UK government funds 319 new zero emission buses around England

New trolleybus line now operational in Nancy (France)

Unstoppable or underfunded? Germany’s e-bus market at a crossroads. PwC’s analysis

Quantron is out of insolvency: founder Andreas Haller has taken over the company

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