TPER is preparing to finally introduce 127 hydrogen buses in Bologna, with the first vehicles expected to enter service by the end of May. TPER presented its upcoming hydrogen bus deployment during a press event held on 11 March at the Battindarno depot in Bologna, where the hydrogen refuelling infrastructure is already operational, as reported … Continue reading “TPER prepares to deploy 127 hydrogen buses in Bologna, operations to begin by May”
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Brussels public transport operator STIB-MIVB has introduced new electric buses on four additional lines as part of its ongoing fleet electrification programme. The Brussels public transport company STIB-MIVB has begun deploying the first units from a new batch of electric buses, consisting of 36 standard vehicles that are progressively entering service on routes 47, 56, … Continue reading “STIB-MIVB expands electric fleet with 50 additional buses entering service in 2026”
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The number of zero-emission buses continues to grow steadily across the United States and is now gaining ground in the Southeast and Midwest. According to CALSTART’s “Zeroing in on ZEBs” report, in 2025 the number of ZEBs increased by 16% compared to 2024, reaching 8,116 units, which means 1,088 additional vehicles compared with the 7,028 … Continue reading “Zero-emission buses grow by 16% in the United States. Hydrogen sees strong momentum: +49%. The CALSTART report”
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Infrastructure investment, the financing of the Deutschlandticket, the electrification of bus fleets, the sector’s path toward automation and digitalisation. Ahead of Mobility Move 2026, set to take place in Berlin from 10 to 12 March, Sustainable Bus spoke with Ingo Wortmann, President of the German Public Transport Association (VDV) about the key challenges facing Germany’s … Continue reading “From electrified fleets to autonomous buses: VDV’s Ingo Wortmann outlines priorities for Germany’s public transport sector”
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The Schaffhausen regional bus network will be electrified by 2027 as Verkehrsbetriebe Schaffhausen (VBSH) expands charging infrastructure at the Regional Bus Centre (RBZ) following a Mercedes eCitaro supply contract signed in December 2024. A fleet of Irizar e-buses was deployed in the previous years. Construction work at the Regionalbuszentrum Schaffhausen is scheduled to begin on … Continue reading “VBSH to build charging facility at Schaffhausen RBZ for regional electric buses”
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Six out of ten new city buses registered in the European Union in 2025 were zero-emission vehicles, with battery-electric buses representing 56% and fuel cell buses 4% of the market, according to data released by Transport & Environment. In 2019, when the Clean Vehicles Directive (CVD) was adopted, electric buses held a 12% share of … Continue reading “Zero-emission buses reach 60% of EU city bus market in 2025”
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Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) has initiated a large-scale programme to retrofit 240 diesel buses with electric powertrains, positioning itself as the first state road transport corporation in India to undertake such conversions at this scale. The initiative, highlighted in a LinkedIn post by Telangana Rising, marks the transition from pilot testing to structured … Continue reading “India: Telangana to retrofit 240 diesel buses under large-scale electrification plan”
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It’s tempting to frame autonomous driving as a single leap. In public transport, adoption tends to be incremental – because the system is built for reliability, and new capabilities have to fit into daily operations without disrupting service. That is why a practical strategy is evolution, not revolution: introduce autonomy in a defined domain, learn safely in … Continue reading “Evolution: the practical path to autonomous buses”
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Irizar e-mobility has presented ten new Irizar ie electric buses in Kaunas, Lithuania, with the vehicles set to enter service in the coming weeks. The vehicles supplied to Kaunas belong to the Irizar ie platform, recently acknowledged with Spain’s 2026 Bus of the Year award and launched in an updated version at Busworld Europe 2025. … Continue reading “Kaunas becomes second Lithuanian city operating Irizar ie electric buses”
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There is a winner, and it is BYD. On April 4, 2025, news emerged about the tender issued by the Municipality of Taranto for six 12-metre electric buses, including three charging points, intended for Kyma Mobilità. Now, ten months later, the Municipality of Taranto has published the official award de… Source link by Sustainable Bus … Continue reading “Warsaw MZA exercises option for further 79 Solaris electric buses, total to reach 158 by 2027”