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”
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King County Metro has begun deploying Gillig electric buses in south King County, marking the first entry into service of this new battery-electric fleet with updated operator safety partitions. The launch was announced by King County Metro during an event attended by King County Executive Girmay Zahilay on 2nd February. Gillig is set tu supply … Continue reading “Seattle, King County Metro rolls out Gillig electric buses”
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Conrad estimated that the whole project will cost around $15 million, about 70% of which would come from federal funding under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law and other grants. It’s unclear, though, whether the Trump administration will renege on those commitments, even those which have already been formally obligated under contract. “ARCH2 receives funding for … Continue reading “Ohio transit agency to switch to green hydrogen for fuel cell buses”
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Sponsored by Keysight. Debugging complex electronic systems in automotive applications can be daunting. One key challenge is ensuring proper communication between transmitters, receivers, and sensors by analyzing the captured serial bus data and decoding it into meaningful symbols. This requires an oscilloscope with serial protocol analysis, deep and segmented memory, and a fast waveform update … Continue reading “Debug automotive serial buses faster with advanced tools”
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The City of Szczecinin, Poland has signed an agreement with Polish electric bus manufacturer Solaris to purchase four 12-meter Urbino 12 and 10 articulated Urbino 18 electric buses. The vehicles will increase Szczecin’s fleet of Solaris buses to a total of 30. They will be operated by the city’s public transport company, Szczecińskie Przedsiębiorstwo Autobusowe. … Continue reading “Solaris to sell 14 electric buses to the city of Szczecin, Poland”