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The EU has arranged nearly 1 billion euros for the construction of infrastructure, particularly charging stations for trucks and buses. This was announced by European Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas. This adds up to the 1.2 billion already allocated over the past three years by the Eur...

Naples municipal carrier ANM is taking delivery of 20 Higer Azure electric minibuses, through Italian dealer Sitcar, as reported on Italian trade media (and Sustainable Bus’ sister platform) Autobusweb. Former traditional bodybuilder Sitcar is in the process of being relaunched, thanks to the ...

Next Modular Vehicles‘ electric pods (set to be manufactured, starting this year, in the Tecnobus factory) will be tested by on-demand transit van provider Wayla in Milan, that started operation in late 2024. In mid-December 2024 Next presented the generation of its modular pod for passenger t...

Wrightbus is introducing new 6m and 9m electric buses and 7.5-tonne trucks in its portfolio. Buses are produced by Chinese King Long are fitting a new Wrightbus’ brand named Rightech. Short buses and truck will be available in both left-hand and right-hand drive configurations. Wrightbus expec...

Portuguese operator STCP, active in the area of Porto, has launched a tender for 30 electric buses and charging infrastructure. This initiative is part of STCP’s ongoing fleet modernization and decarbonization efforts, carries a total investment of €12.9 million. The operator has already Zhongtong v...

Forsee Power announces that it will equip Turkish manufacturer Bozankaya with its battery systems for their trolleybuses. The battery suppliers adds that “Bozankaya has already received confirmation of an order for 33 trolleybuses, in 12m and 18m models, which will be delivered to the Municipa...

Iveco Bus, Menarini, Otokar, Solaris, Troiani (Italian dealer of Temsa and Bmc) and Scania. It is the six of them who have submitted bids for the four lots of the maxi-tender by Consip for a total of 730 gas-powered vehicles with a total value of 470 million euros. Specifically, 390 Class I all CNG ...

Yutong has launched a 26-meter electric double articulated buses, claiming it’s a world’s first. The bus, headed to the Mexican market (where the manufacturer has delivered over 100 trolleybuses), has rolled off the production line at its new energy plant. Yutong as currently 890 electri...

Wrightbus says that January 2025 it has already “almost 200 new buses entering service in the UK and Europe”. More than 160 buses were delivered to customers in Manchester earlier this month, while 31 fuel cell buses entered service in Germany. And more than 1,200 buses will leave the fa...

DB-backed tech company ioki has been selected as the software partner of the pilot project for autonomous driving in public transport in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Together with the project partners the Canton of Zurich, SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) and the Swiss Transit Lab, ioki is working...