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German carrier WestVerkehr receives 12 buses from Wrightbus

Wrightbus has delivered twelve fuel cell buses to the German carrier WestVerkehr GmbH. The public transport company will use the Kite Hydroliner FCEV between Heinsberg, Hückelhoven and Erkelenz, close to the border with the Netherlands. This means that 43 battery-electric hydrogen buses from Ballyme…

Mercedes delivers fuel cell buses in Stuttgart, with capability for H2-only operations

The first of a 10-units order of Mercedes eCitaro G with the new pure hydrogen H2 drive mode has been delivered to Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG (SSB) in 2025, the state capital of Baden-Württemberg. SSB has been a development partner of Daimler Buses for the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G fuel cell with H2…

Irizar road tested the i6S Efficient Hydrogen. Record-breaking range: 900 km!

The Irizar i6S Efficient Hydrogen coach traveled 2,500 kilometers between the cities of Ormaiztegi, Spain, and Briançon, in the French Alps, showing a range of 900 kilometers during the road test. With this test, Irizar broke the record for the longest distance ever traveled by a hydrogen-powered bu…

Iveco Bus will provide 13 fuel cell buses between Dunkirk and Annecy

Iveco Bus announces it has received orders for H2 city buses by the Urban Community of Dunkirk and Grand Annecy Agglomeration, through UGAP, first public purchasing center in France. The Urban Community of Dunkirk has ordered 10 units, while Grand Annecy Agglomeration has chosen to acquire 3 units. …

European premiere: Wiener Linien welcomes a Hyundai fuel cell bus on test (with 700-bar H2 tanks)

Wiener Linien is introducing a new demo fuel cell bus from Hyundai, marking the first time a bus by the South Korean manufacturer rolls on European roads. The vehicle, as the operator explains in a press note, was developed by Hyundai in collaboration with Slovenian manufacturer TAM. What is notewor…

52 fuel cell buses delivered to Rostock, marking one of the largest H2 fleets in Germany

Rebus Regionalbus Rostock GmbH has recently been delivered 52 hydrogen fuel cell buses. The operator is responsible for local public transport in the entire district of Rostock, north of Berlin. The new delivery involves 47 solo and 5 articulated buses, awarded to Solaris back in 2023. Around 30 of …

Volvo Buses’ transition journey in Europe: strategy, economics and next steps in EU’s head Thomas Nylund’s words

Volvo Buses is in the midst of a significant transition. Two years after announcing a major shift in its European business model, the company is now moving into series production with a new partner, reshaping its manufacturing footprint, and adjusting its market focus to secure long-term profitabili…

UITP Summit 2025: inaugurating a new annual format in Hamburg. Mohamed Mezghani speaking

Sponsored by UITP Summit As the UITP Summit 2025 approaches, anticipation is building for what promises to be another landmark event in the world of urban mobility. The Summit will take place from June 15-18 in Hamburg, marking the first time the city will host this gathering under the new annual fo…

India, the challenges of e-mobility and the future of transit in Telangana state. Our interview with TGSRTC Managing Director Sri V.C. Sajjanar

by Usha Praveen Telangana state, in the south-central part of the Indian subcontinent, has over 35 million inhabitants. TGSRTC has recently launched 35 luxury electric buses by JBM on the Karimnagar-Hyderabad (Jubilee Bus Station) route, around 160km long. The transport company plans to have as many…

Competition, funding, manufacturing: How the EU bus industry can stay competitive? President Domenico Nucera explains Iveco Bus’ approach

The growing market for e-mobility (and where to place subsidies?), the focus on industrial strategies aiming at ramping up volumes, the role of partnerships and the factors that can enable traditional European OEM to keep a relevant place in the market, on the thin line between product standardizati…

Steering Ebusco on track: focus on design and engineering. But cash management comes first. Our interview with CEO Christian Schreyer

Christian Schreyer has been at the helm of Ebusco since September 2024. He took over the reins of a company that until then had been led by founder (and shareholder) Peter Bijvelds. The Supervisory Board of Ebusco decided to hand over the management of the company to an outsider. A move deemed neces…

Alexander Dennis to pause coach production in 2025. Challenges and strategies on the UK bus market according to MD Paul Davies

We met Paul Davies, Managing Director of Alexander Dennis, at Euro Bus Expo 2024 in Birmingham, where the company also shared further details on the upcoming Enviro200EV model. We discussed the growing influence of global competitors, the impact of government initiatives like the Better Buses Bill, …

Belgium, De Lijn orders up to 900 chargers to SPIE-Ekoenergetyka thanks to a €24.2 million investment

Belgian public transport operator De Lijn has placed an order worth €24.2 million for charging stations with SPIE-Ekoenergetyka. This order is part of a framework agreement established in November 2023, which outlines the provision of up to 1,600 charging points over the next eight years. And partne…

EU has awarded €111 million to Milence for installation of heavy-duty chargers on highways

Milence announces it obtained about €111 million EU funding for keeping on building charging infrastructure hubs in Europe. The project MILES (Mobility Infrastructure for Logistics – Electric & Sustainable) is part of twin applications submitted by Milence to establish the first pan-European net…

1,000th electric bus deployed in Paris region. Point du Jour bus operations center has been converted to electricity

Île-de-France Mobilités, the public transport agency of Paris’ area, has recently completed the conversion of its Point du Jour Bus Operations Center (COB) to electric power. The center, operated by RATP, now supports 19 bus lines running entirely on electricity. This milestone was celebrated …

Kempower launches innovative charging system for electric school buses in Canada

Chargers provider Kempower announces it is partnering with the Eastern Townships School Board (ETSB) in Quebec, Canada, and Quebec-based charging solution provider Bornes Quebec to launch an innovative electric vehicle (EV) charging system. The charging site for school buses began operations in 2024…

Nearly one billion euros on fast chargers for trucks and buses, new investment announced by EU

The EU has arranged nearly 1 billion euros for the construction of infrastructure, particularly charging stations for trucks and buses. This was announced by European Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas. This adds up to the 1.2 billion already allocated over the past three years by the Eur…

ChargePoint unveils cut-resistant charging cables and alarm system for chargers

A cut-resistant charging cable and an alarm system designed to increase security levels in charging stations are two innovative solutions introduced by ChargePoint to combat vandalism and theft. The cut-resistant charging cable is crafted from advanced materials that significantly reduce the risk of…

Sustainable Bus Tour session “On the way to a fully zero emission city bus market in 2035?”: REPLAY and SLIDES

The second session of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2024 took place on October 2nd in Strasbourg, during the European Mobility Expo show (former Transport Publics). Entitled “On the way to a fully zero emission city bus market in 2035? Technology | business case | market uptake“, the conference delved in…

On the way to a fully zero emission city bus market in 2035″: Sustainable Bus Tour at European Mobility Expo

The second session of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2024 is set to take place on October 2nd in Strasbourg, during the European Mobility Expo show (former Transport Publics). Entitled “On the way to a fully zero emission city bus market in 2035? Technology | business case | market uptake“, the conference…

How energy transition is affecting the structure of operators and industry players? The Sustainable Bus Tour went live at NME

The first session of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2024 went live last week at Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan, culminating in a conversation between representatives from UITP, ATM Milano, RATP Dev, ZF and Iveco Bus on the evolving landscape of public transport and how energy transition and digitalizat…

Balance shifts in public transport: UITP, ATM, RATP, Iveco, ZF to feature Sustainable Bus Tour 2024’s at NME (Milan)

Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan will host the kick-off of Sustainable Bus Tour 2024, that after 3 years of being conducted digitally, will be built this year around two in-person conferences. “Balance Shifts in Public Transport: Operators and Industry in the Energy Transition Era,” is …

Sustainable Bus Tour 2024 will consist of two conferences at NME Milan and Euro Mobility Expo in Strasbourg

After 3 years of being conducted digitally, the Sustainable Bus Tour 2024 will be built around two in-person conference that are set to be held within Next Mobility Exhibition (May) in Milan and the Euro Mobility Expo in Strasbourg (October), two of the main public transport exhibitions in Europe pl…

End of public transport as we know it? Replay is available for our videreporting on DRT and autonomous driving

The transformation of public transport teetered on the edge as technology ushered in unprecedented flexibility. In our recently broadcasted videoreport, part of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2023 initiative, we delved into the intriguing topic: “The End of Public Transport as We Know It? On-Demand …

French ITS specialist Matawan towards international expansion: a 30% increase of business in one year

ITS company Matawan has announced that it has increased its business by more than 30 percent in the last year, as reported on French trade media Car&Bus News. What is more, the company reportedly added 40 new customers in the mobility sector, with more than 300 transport networks equipped as of …

Daimler Buses takes over 49% of charging management company Sinos

Daimler Truck’s bus division Daimler Buses announces it has acquired a stake of 49 percent in the company Sinos GmbH, based in Regensburg, active in the field of software solutions for the operation of electrified city bus fleets and in particular intelligent charging management systems, allow…

Keolis Netherlands turns to CarMedialab as intelligent charge management system’s provider

Keolis Netherlands turns to CarMedialab’s intelligent charge management system MOBILEcharge. In a large-scale project, up to 267 charging points will be integrated into the system to ensure smooth and efficient operation of the electric Yutong buses, as CarMedialab states. The first phase of the pro…

Masabi wins Supplier Innovation Award at Transport Ticketing Global Awards

Masabi triumphs at the Transport Ticketing Global Awards: the Supplier Innovation Award recognizes the company for its Open Platform approach, designed and developed to revolutionize the ticketing industry and free public transport companies from the constraints imposed by closed, proprietary system…

Daimler Buses offers free digital services package on newly delivered Mercedes and Setra buses

Daimler Buses is strengthening its focus on digital services, offering a free Digital Services Package for newly delivered Mercedes-Benz and Setra buses. The initiative aims to optimize fleet operations by improving vehicle availability, reducing downtime, and lowering total cost of ownership (TCO)….

First demo test in Italy for Karsan Autonomous e-Atak, in Bolzano

Karsan‘s e-Atak self-driving bus has been the protagonist of a road test, or rather track test, on Monday 10th March at Safety Park in Vadena, Bolzano, in an event organised with public transport operator Sasa and aimed at testing the potential of driverless technology. Sasa is known for the p…