Independent electric transport news covering aviation, maritime, buses, trucks, rail and working machinery.
Milan public transport operator ATM has awarded a contract for 110 Karsan e-ATA 12 electric buses through Karsan’s Italian dealer Kmobility. The order includes maintenance and battery replacement, and the first bus is scheduled to enter service by the end of 2027.
Hypercharge Networks has acquired REVS Charging, a Texas-based provider of Level 2 EV charging solutions. The deal expands Hypercharge’s presence in the US market and adds turnkey charging services for several property types.
Seafood Centre Scheveningen has introduced an electric refrigerated vehicle equipped with a Thermo King E-400 unit for urban seafood distribution. The application is meant to support temperature-controlled deliveries in city centres, including areas subject to zero-emission vehicle restrictions.
Transport for Greater Manchester said the Bee Network has passed 500 electric buses in service, with 163 more vehicles scheduled for delivery. The milestone is part of the city region’s plan to move to a fully electric bus fleet by 2030.
Greater Manchester has taken delivery of its 500th battery-electric bus, supplied by Wrightbus and now operating on the Bee Network. The milestone matters because 99 routes in the network are now fully served by electric buses.
Greater Manchester's Bee Network has reached 500 electric buses in operation after the latest zero-emission bus entered service at Stagecoach's upgraded Oldham depot. The milestone shows the scale of the network's transition to public-control bus services.
DHL Freight has begun regular commercial use of the first Europe-built SuperPanther eTopas 600 electric truck. The vehicle is operating in the Netherlands and on cross-border routes to Belgium, adding another battery-electric truck to freight operations.
DHL Freight has moved the first Europe-produced SuperPanther eTopas 600 from testing into regular commercial service. The truck is now being used in cross-border operations, indicating the model has entered practical use beyond trials.
Q-Park is extending its collaboration with Greenflux beyond the Netherlands to locations in Germany and Ireland. The change means Q-Park will be able to operate charging stations at more sites on its own, including control and billing.
Egala has received and put into service 175 new Mercedes-Benz trucks for its European fleet. The order includes 20 fully electric eActros 600 trucks, marking the company’s first concrete step into battery-electric transport.
Citroën has shown a contemporary electric commercial vehicle concept inspired by the 2CV Fourgonnette. The concept is presented as a simple and practical mobility idea.
Kinetic said it is starting two new nine-year contracts with the Otago Regional Council that will expand its Dunedin operation. The plan includes 37 new electric buses, 30 drivers and a new daily Ōamaru-Dunedin service.
Ampol plans to acquire charge point operator Evie Networks for AU$225 million. The deal would expand Ampol’s charging network to around 1,425 bays across more than 400 sites, increasing its electric-vehicle charging footprint.
CleanTechnica’s summary says the Netherlands’ 2026 National Energy System Plan update cuts the central 2040 estimate for gaseous hydrogen demand to about 200 petajoules, from roughly 460 PJ in the 2023 plan.
Green SM started a pilot electric taxi service in Amsterdam on Thursday. The report says the move makes the Netherlands its second European market after Denmark and extends commercial use of VinFast vehicles.