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Mathias Miedreich will be the new CEO of ZF, starting from the beginning of October. Indeed, the Supervisory Board of ZF Friedrichshafen AG decided to terminate the existing contractual relationship with the current CEO, Holger Klein, by mutual amicable agreement. He will leave the Board of Manageme...

The HÜBNER Group will showcase its innovations at Busworld Europe from October 4 to 9, 2025, in Brussels in Hall 7, Booth 755. In this interview, Managing Director Uwe Bittroff, a member of the HÜBNER Group’s General Management and responsible for the Mobility Road division, discusses the company’s ...

Stuttgart transport operator SSB has put in operation the charging infrastructure at its Stuttgart‑Möhringen bus depot. The facility features 28 charging points capable of supplying up to 180 kW each, allowing simultaneous overnight charging of 28 electric buses. Additional buses can be charged duri...

Otokar and Daimler Buses announce they have signed a production agreement: the Mercedes Conecto will be manufactured at Otokar’s factory in Sakarya, due to “the strong demand for buses of the Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands”, Daimler Buses says. Daimler Buses has been manufacturing ...

Rheinbahn has inaugurated its new e-bus port at the Düsseldorf-Heerdt depot. The facility, built on 5,500 m² with an investment of €24 million, can host 60 battery-electric buses and is fully equipped with charging, cleaning, and maintenance infrastructure. Public funding played a key role, Rheinbah...

Cologne’s regional transport company Regionalverkehr Köln (RVK) has entered the construction phase of its Green Mobility Centre in Bergisch Gladbach-Moitzfeld. Following the completion of access roads for construction vehicles earlier this year, earthworks and the building of a retaining wall ...

A nationwide initiative in the United States aimed at replacing diesel-powered school buses with electric vehicles has encountered significant challenges. The five-year program, designed to reduce emissions in school transport and accelerate the adoption of zero-emission buses, is facing disruptions...

Daimler Buses has started test drives of its first Setra coach equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell drive, named the technology carrier “H2 Coach.” The 13.9-meter high-decker, model S 517 HD, combines two hydrogen tanks with a total capacity of 46 kilograms and a fuel cell module capable of as many as...

Scania announced plans to deliver its first fully electric city and suburban buses to Norway, with the fleet scheduled to enter service in Vestfold in summer 2026. The delivery marks the company’s initial entry into the Norwegian e-bus market and supports Tide Buss’s efforts to operate a zero-emissi...

Optibus announces it has introduced new capabilities to Optibus AI, that the company claims being the “first Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) suite purpose-built for public and private operators and agencies”. Optibus AI features a growing number of industry-specific AI agents ...