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A large Deutsche Bahn e-bus tender has ignited a political and labour backlash after BYD emerged as a key supplier, according to reporting by the German newspaper Der Spiegel out on December 9th. UPDATE DECEMBER 13TH: AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY DEUTSCHE BAHN SAYS THAT BYD HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PROVIDE ...

TSRTC has rolled out 65 new electric buses from the Ranigunj depot, marking a key step in Hyderabad’s expanding zero-emission transit strategy. The deployment advances Telangana’s effort to scale cleaner public transport at a time of rising commuter demand. As Times of India reported, TSRTC (that st...

Chinese city of Guangzhou has put 288 newly delivered Zhongtong N7 electric buses into operation across central-city routes, marking another step in the city’s full-electric public transport transition. The deployment is reported by Chinese trade media Chinabuses. As the economic center of the Guang...

Ebusco announces it has secured a €5.1 million working-capital bridge loan to ensure its bus delivery schedule remains on track despite ongoing liquidity pressures. The facility, extended by a group of existing shareholders, aims to cover near-term working-capital needs while the company continues i...

Busitalia Veneto has placed 19 new battery-electric buses into service in Rovigo, a city in northeast Italy located between Padua and Ferrara, as part of a €9.88 million investment combining EU recovery funds and national sustainable-mobility resources. With this electric bus rollout, Rovigo now ope...

Italy registered 1,044 battery-electric buses in the first eleven months of 2025, reports our sister media Autobusweb based on data by ANFIA. They represent a 63.4% increase over 2024 and account for nearly 29% of all bus and coach registrations over 8 ton. From January to November, 3,629 buses abov...

Minibus production is going at full pace and the cooperation with Zhongtong leading to the entry in the EV midibus segment is rewarded with 90 units expected to be delivered in 2025. At the same time, Lithuanian minibus specialist Altas Auto is opening a new business focusing on the commercializatio...

TRATON announces it has entered into a EUR 500 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB), securing long-term financing for the group’s research and development work on the TRATON Modular System (TMS). The arrangement, agreed under favorable terms, frames the next phase of TRATON...

Vy Buss has ordered 73 battery-electric buses from Volvo Buses to support the planned shift to fully electric city operations in the Swedish city of Borås by April 2027. The electric bus procurement covers three vehicle types: 46 Volvo 7900 Electric Articulated units for high-capacity urban corridor...

RBO Regionalbus Ostbayern, a subsidiary of DB Regio Bus in Bavaria, has put 16 new battery-electric buses into operation at its Passau depot, raising the share of zero-emission vehicles at the site to roughly one-third. The deployment includes new charging infrastructure and represents one of the co...