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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 ...

Go-Ahead announces the appointment of Andy Edwards as Managing Director of Go-Ahead London. He Andy has previously covered the position of Operations Director, as well as Managing Director of Go-Ahead Singapore and Go-Ahead Ireland. He will start his new role in January 2026. Following Andy Edwards&...

Profitability of public transport post-pandemic, the evolution of mobility demand patterns, global challenges such as driver retention, autonomous driving, and the energy transition: these are some of the topics discussed with Thierry Mallet, Chairman and CEO (since 2016) of the multinational Transd...

Iveco Bus has delivered 110 Crossway Low Entry Elec buses to operators working for De Lijn, in Flanders (Belgium). The vehicles will be operated by private companies under contract. In late June, the same De Lijn has confirmed an order for 100 Iveco city electric buses E-Way, as part of an existing ...

The first six months of 2025 closed in line with expectations for VDL Group, the group states while releasing the results for the first two quarters of the year. Turnover amounted to €2 billion, compared to €2.1 billion in the same period of 2024. Excluding the Car Assembly division, sales rose 2.5 ...

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has officially reported that its operating fleet now exceeds 7,000 buses. Among these, more than 1,500 units are electric, making up roughly one in every five buses deployed in the city network, as reported in an article by Times of India. Look...

“A weight-reduced articulation unit, newly developed folding bellows fabrics, special design elements for greater passenger comfort”. These are the items Hübner is set to display at Busworld Europe, that will be live in Brussels from 4 – 9 October. Hübner launches low-floor articul...