Electric Buses News
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Hydrogen and Battery-Electric Buses Enter Service in South Carolina
The Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) has introduced four new zero-emission buses into its fleet.
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UK: First Rightech Electric Buses to Operate in Kent
Rightech, a new electric vehicle brand from Wrightbus, has confirmed that its first electric buses will soon be on the roads in Kent.
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New Zealand: Metlink Launches 16 Electric Buses in Wellington
Metlink is introducing 16 new electric buses to its fleet, bringing the total number of electric buses in operation to 119.
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National Express West Midlands Introduces 170 Additional Electric Buses
National Express West Midlands has added 170 Alexander Dennis electric buses to its fleet, which now consists of 329 electric buses.
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Spain: Irizar Electric Buses Ordered in Gijón
Empresa Municipal de Transportes Urbanos de Gijón (EMTUSA) has contracted Irizar e-mobility to supply four fully electric buses.
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Stagecoach to Fully Electrify Torbay Bus Fleet
Stagecoach has announced that its Torbay bus fleet will become fully electric thanks to new funding from the Department for Transport (DfT).
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Stockholm Expands Electric Bus Fleet with 81 New Solaris Vehicles
VR Sverige AB has ordered 81 Solaris Urbino 15 LE electric buses for suburban and intercity routes around Stockholm.
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NJ TRANSIT to Purchase 228 New Buses
NJ TRANSIT is set to purchase 208 60-foot articulated buses and 20 battery-electric buses as part of its fleet modernisation programme.
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PhoenixEV and and ADASTEC to Build Autonomous Electric Buses
PhoenixEV is working with technology company ADASTEC Corp. to build new autonomous electric buses to Buy America standards.
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100 Golden Dragon Electric Buses Delivered in Ethiopia
China’s Golden Dragon Bus has delivered 100 electric buses to Ethiopia’s Belayneh Kindie Group (BKG) as part of an ongoing partnership.
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UK: £37.8 Million to Support Rollout of 319 Electric Buses
The UK government is investing 37.8 million GBP to support the introduction of 319 zero-emission buses across England.
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Wrightbus Achieves 50 Million Zero-Emission Miles
Wrightbus has hit a significant milestone with the achievement of 50 million zero-emission miles delivered by the manufacturer thus far.
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Australia: 60 Scania Electric Buses Ordered for Adelaide
The South Australian Government has ordered sixty battery-electric buses from Scania to operate in and around Adelaide.
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Solaris to Present Urbino 12 Electric Bus with Modular Drive at Mobility Move
At Mobility Move 2025, Solaris Bus & Coach will present its Urbino 12 electric bus, featuring a modular drive system.
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Germany: Škoda to Supply 46 Trolleybuses to Esslingen
Škoda Group has been awarded a contract to supply 46 trolleybuses to Städtischer Verkehrsbetrieb Esslingen am Neckar in Germany.
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Switch Mobility Considers Closing UK Bus Manufacturing Plant
Switch Mobility Limited UK has commenced a consultation process regarding a potential cessation of operations at its Sherburn facility.
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Lithuania: 145 Electric Buses to Be Purchased in Vilnius
Vilniaus viešasis transportas (VVT) has launched a public procurement for 145 new electric buses in Vilnius.
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Construction Begins on Exeter’s Electric Bus Charging Hub
Stagecoach and Devon County Council are installing charging infrastructure in Exeter in preparation for a new fleet of electric buses.
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Volvo 7800 Electric Articulated Bus Launches in Mexico
Volvo Buses has launched the Volvo 7800 Electric, the first electric articulated and bi-articulated bus to be manufactured in Mexico.
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Move People, Not Batteries: The Game-Changing Public Transport Solution Hidden Beneath Your Feet
ENRX has been a key player in wireless opportunity charging and inductive vehicle charging across the bus industry since 2002.
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UK: Electrification Complete at Stagecoach’s Chesterfield Bus Depot
Stagecoach’s Chesterfield bus depot has been converted to support electric buses through a partnership with VEV.
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Canada: CUTA Urges Government to Exempt Buses from Tariffs
CUTA has called on the government to exclude buses and bus components from the second phase of retaliatory tariffs on imported US goods.
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42 New Flyer Hybrid Buses Ordered in San Francisco
SFMTA has ordered 42 Xcelsior 40-foot hybrid-electric buses from New Flyer of America, a subsidiary of NFI Group.
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Canada: New Flyer to Supply 43 Buses to Durham Region
NFI subsidiary, New Flyer Industries Canada, has received two firm orders from Durham Region Transit (DRT) to supply 43 new buses.