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For years now, ATM Milan has taken up the challenge of energy transition and, to date, the operator that manages the city’s public transport system, has around 250 electric buses in its fleet (which will become 300 by the end of 2024), out of a total of 1,200 vehicles. ATM’s goal is well...

Trolleybus projects and investments are on a rise in several European countries. Switzerland, France, Austria, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic are among the countries where trolleybus networks are more diffuse. Significant renewal plans are underway. Also Berlin is considering new investments on this ...

In 2023 nearly 2,500 zero-emission buses have been awarded in Italy for an investment of 1.8 billion euros. Most of those will have to be in operation by June 2026, according to the schedule of Next Generation Europe fundings. The “Electrification trends in local public transport” report...

The budget allocated for the procurement of electric buses in Berlin this year has been dramatically reduced. Originally set at 33.11 million euros, the budget now stands at a mere eight million euros, according to a report from the German publication Tagesspiegel, as covered by trade agency Electri...

Seven e-buses in operation as of today, 10 more coming in 2025 (Mercedes eCitaro) and 40 more set for tendering in 2024 (and operational by 2026). The electrification’s offensive of SWB Bonn is on its way, with the goal of phasing out all diesel city buses by 2035. But concerns and inputs by t...

To find out who the three winners of the Sustainable Bus Awards 2025 will be, we will have to wait for the awards ceremony during the opening day of the FIAA in Madrid, scheduled to take place in the Spanish capital Oct. 22-25. In the meantime, however, the 14 finalists who will compete for the [&he...

Everfuel A/S has opened its hydrogen refuelling station at the Frankfurt municipal bus company In-der-City-Bus’ (ICB) bus depot in Germany. The depot station is owned by the bus operator ICB and will service 23 zero emission fuel cell buses used for daily city and municipal public transportation. Bu...

The newly planned bus theme park at IAA Transportation in Hannover has now been cancelled. Apparently, “bus manufacturers had not made sufficient bookings”, according to the organizing association VDA (quoted by German trade media omnibus.news), although a IAA spokeperson stated that &#8...

TPH2, a consortium company made by municipal operator Tper in Bologna and the Austrian group Wolftank, has been awarded the construction of two additional refuelling and production plants. These will help ‘feeding’ the fleet of 130 fuel cell Solaris buses circulating by the end of 2026, ...

Last week’s Next Mobility Exhibition in Milan showcased an array of cutting-edge vehicles from leading manufacturers. Highlights included Otokar exhibiting the intercity e-bus e-Territo and the updated version of e-Kent C, Altas’ Novus City V7, a collaboration with Zhongtong, BYD’s...