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German public transport operator KVG Lippe has opened the first charging depot for regional electric buses in the Lippe district, North Rhine-Westphalia. The new facility in Lage (close to Bielefeld) —completed in just seven months—relies on Kempower’s DC charging technology, supplied by the Finnish...

International participation at FIAA 2026 is expected to grow by 50%, with overall expansion of around 30% compared to the previous edition. With ten months still to go, more than 75% of the exhibition space is already booked, the expo’s organizer IFEMA states. FIAA advances towards its 17th ed...

With more than 7,000 e-buses in operation or on order across 26 countries, BYD continues to consolidate its position in Europe’s electric bus market. In 2025 the company celebrated a major milestone, delivering its 5,000th eBus in Europe to Danish operator Umove. Henry Zhang, Managing Director of th...

Five Polish cities, including Warsaw and Krakow, have ordered Irizar e-mobility electric buses lately, for a total of 80 units. The Spanish brand announces in fact that it has signed several contracts with Polish public transport operators to supply electric buses, with the Irizar ie bus selected in...

Wrightbus’ repowering division, NewPower, is extending its scope beyond diesel-to-electric conversions with a new contract involving an existing battery-electric fleet. Metroline has selected the company to upgrade 28 Metrodecker electric double-deckers. A couple years ago a batch of Optare early ge...

The state of Jalisco, in Mexico, has ordered 53 Volvo electric buses for the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Volvo Buses announces. The fleet is planned to be operational in December 2025, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States The order covers high-floor,...

Solaris Bus & Coach has announced that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has exercised contractual options to order six Solaris electric buses, including three 40-foot and three 60-foot articulated battery-electric vehicles (meaning half of the delivery will be made of 12...

Northern Irish bus manufacturer Wrightbus has officially launched the second-generation Electroliner battery-electric bus. According to UK trade media Bus-news, the new model delivers a longer range, faster charging, improved heating and cooling, extended battery life, and a longer warranty, with op...

Intelligent transportation and fare collection systems supplier INIT has started work on MARTA’s Better Breeze fare collection system in the US (Atlanta). The implementation will proceed in phases through spring 2026 The project represents a comprehensive overhaul of the existing Breeze infrastructu...

BasiGo has expanded its electric bus infrastructure in Nairobi with the opening of three new charging depots located in Taj Mall (Pipeline), Komarock, and Riruta. A fourth facility is scheduled to open in Juja by the end of December. The expansion marks a further step in the company’s effort to esta...