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Switch Mobility is considering to halt manufacturing and assembly activities in UK (Sherburn). The Board of Directors of parent company Ashok Leyland has indeed “approved commencement of consultation process with the employees which could potentially lead” to such decision.  At least 200...

Skoda will deliver a total of 46 trolleybuses to Esslingen, Germany. The local transport company – Städtischer Verkehrsbetrieb Esslingen am Neckar – has selected the Czech company as the winner of a tender to supply trolleybuses with a length of 12 metres and 18 metres for the further de...

Wiener Linien is introducing a new demo fuel cell bus from Hyundai, marking the first time a bus by the South Korean manufacturer rolls on European roads. The vehicle, as the operator explains in a press note, was developed by Hyundai in collaboration with Slovenian manufacturer TAM. What is notewor...

Scandinavian public transport company Nobina AB has entered a partnership with STABL Energy: decommissioned e-bus batteries will be repurposed in storage systems rather than subjected to recycling. Similar projects were launched in the past in Sweden, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands. Following a s...

Vancouver, a Canadian city of 631,000 inhabitants, is relying heavily on trolleybuses and has announced the renewal of its trolleybus fleet, which is being considerably expanded for the occasion. The new fleet, which will be made available to Translink, the public transport operator of Greater Vanco...

Ebusco has confirmed today, March 26th, key changes to its leadership team following the approval of all resolutions at its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). The appointments mark a significant shift in the company’s governance, particularly with the inclusion of representatives from Gotion, refl...

Transdev, RATP CAP Île-de-France and Italian-based ATM (that in early 2024 launched a French division) have been announced yesterday, 25 March, by Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) as preferred bidders for three new bus lots in Paris, previously managed by RATP as a monopoly. ATM’s entry into the Frenc...

Vilnius public transport operator UAB Vilniaus viešasis transportas (VVT) has announced the procurement of 145 new electric buses to modernize the city’s transport fleet. The buses will be purchased in four types: 8 m small-capacity, 10 m medium-capacity, 12 m two-axle, and 18 m three-axle articulat...

Next stop: Sarajevo. Solaris has been awarded its first contract in Bosnia Herzegovina, where the Ministry of Transport of the Canton of Sarajevo ordered 10 articulated trolleybuses. The delivery of the Trollino 18 vehicles is scheduled for mid-2026. With this order, Bosnia and Herzegovina will join...

Singapore public transport agency Land Transport Authority (LTA) has issued a tender for 660 new electric buses, including 360 three-door single-deck buses and 300 three-door double-deck buses. The new electric bus fleet is expected to be delivered progressively by the end of 2027, according to The ...