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King County Metro has received 123 inverted pantographs from Schunk Transit Systems 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 area...

Optibus announces it has launched a Demand Response Transport Planning feature with native GTFS Flex support inside its Planning module. The new function brings demand-response service design into the same planning environment used for fixed-route networks, according to Optibus. The feature is desig...

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...

Italian carrier Busitalia has launched two hydrogen-powered Karsan e-ATA Hydrogen buses into service in the Italian city of Terni, not far from Perugia, in Umbria region. Karsan is currently in the phase of moving to another fuel cell module supplier (Ballard) and has just announced at Milan’s...

Limoges Métropole has awarded Iveco Bus contracts covering the supply of between 33 and 85 electric buses for the TCL transport network in France. The city has been investing in Iveco Bus-made trolleybuses in the past. Iveco Bus announced on 11 May 2026 that it had secured two separate contracts lin...

BVG plans to require electric buses on Berlin bus routes operated by contracted private companies from 2030. The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) is extending its electric bus strategy beyond its directly operated fleet, according to a BVG press note dated 11 May 2026. The operator currently runs aro...

Zenobē and Go-Ahead Group have launched a new committed finance framework agreement designed to support the rollout of electric buses through a scalable pre-agreed financing structure. The agreement, announced on 18 May 2026, has already supported the financing of more than 280 electric buses from f...

Irizar e-mobility is exhibiting the new 12-metre ie bus Efficient at Next Mobility Exhibition 2026 in Milan. The company is attending the latest edition of Next Mobility Exhibition, held at Fiera Milano Rho, where manufacturers, operators and mobility stakeholders are gathering around public transpo...

Solaris Italy has appointed Riccardo Cornetto as Managing Director, succeeding Alberto Fiore, who will remain in the company’s management team as Commercial Director (which is the role previously held by Riccardo Cornetto). The appointment was announced by Solaris Italy and is presented by the compa...