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Budapest’s transport authority BKK has concluded its long-running tender for new trolleybuses, awarding the contract to Electrobus Europe Zrt., the distributor of Ikarus electric buses, in partnership with Chinese manufacturer Yutong. The joint venture has presented the most competitive bid, as know...

Content provided by ZEB Conference organization.Sustainable Bus features as member of the Advisory Board of the conference With just one month to go, excitement is building for the 6th edition of the European ZEB (Zero Emission Bus) Conference — Europe’s leading event dedicated to zero-emission buse...

At Busworld Europe 2025, Butterfly Flexible Seating Solutions will introduce European operators to a flexible seating system developed in order to allow the conversion, in just a few seconds, of premium recliners to a private lounge or a full lie-flat bed. Butterfly will exhibit for the first time a...

Following some anticipations circulating in June, Vietnam-based automotive producer VinFast has officially announced in late August it will introduce its electric bus models to the European market for the first time at Busworld Europe 2025, held in Brussels from October 3–9, 2025. Two models, the EB...

CaetanoBus has delivered its first hydrogen-powered electric buses for a pilot in Finland, marking a step in the company’s expansion across Europe. The Portuguese company already has more than 215 electric hydrogen-powered buses sold in Europe, has supplied a fleet in Madrid earlier this year and is...

Isuzu has announced plans to construct a large-scale autonomous driving test facility at its proving ground in Mukawa, Hokkaido, Japan. According to the company, the new infrastructure will serve as a cornerstone for the development and validation of Level 4 autonomous trucks and buses, with operati...

German components supplier Technotrans announceas it will present its new battery thermal management system (BTMS) zeta.trax for on-road and off-road vehicles for the first time at this year’s Busworld in Brussels. The new system is said to be “cybersecurity-ready, fulfilling a key requirement...

The Swedish public transport operator Nobina has placed one of the largest electric bus orders in Solaris’ history in Sweden. The manufacturer announced it will deliver 180 battery-electric Urbino buses of four different lengths to Malmö between 2026 and 2027. According to Solaris, the contract with...

“Without significant financial incentives or legal mandates, there is little reason for customers to invest in electric vehicles in the intercity bus segment.” After reporting a decline in bus deliveries in early 2025, MAN Truck & Bus has nevertheless seen a sharp increase in incoming orders, hi...

CaetanoBus announces it has secured a new contract from STCP, the public operator of the city of Porto, in Portugal, for the supply of 30 electric buses, in a deal valued at €11.6 million, following the procurement issued in early 2025. This marks the third time that STCP has selected CaetanoBus as ...