Kiepe announced that its U.S. engineering team was working with German battery manufacturer, the BMZ Group to customise its MAGNUS+ battery to fit with its own electric systems.  

They will be sold alongside Iveco’s own ‘Daily’ range of large vans, expanding its portfolio in the light commercial vehicle segment.

Anadolu Automobil Romania (AAR) is the official distributor of Karsan vehicles in Romania. By the end of 2025, Karsan is expected to bring the total number of its electric buses in Romania to 525 units, up from 240 in 2023.

The new light truck is assembled by an all-women team.

The first four units were handed over to Asti Servizi Pubblici S.p.A. (ASP S.p.A.) in Asti, Italy.

The contract is the second major order from a North American customer announced by Solaris since it laid out its strategy for entering the market at UITP 2023.

The UK government committed GBP 86 million to improve air quality in the region, of this amount, GBP 51.1 million is allocated directly towards bus investments, which includes the acquisition of 40 fully electric buses and the necessary charging infrastructure.

Flixbus - driving demand for e-coach in India.

The Rhino 5536E truck is produced by heavy-duty start up by IPLTech Electric Pvt Ltd of Gurgaon

This capital will help the company scale manufacturing at its 250,000 square foot production facility in Ohio. This strategic investment aims to meet the growing demand for zero-emission specialty vehicles, particularly in the American electric school bus sector.

In the 2000s, there were three major manufacturers of buses and bus bodies in the United Kingdom: Alexander Dennis of Scotland; Wrightbus of Northern Ireland; and Optare, a relatively young company based in the north of England. For a time, Optare probably accounted for a quarter of the buses and coaches produced in the UK. Optare entered the 2020s under a new name, Switch Mobility Ltd, signalling its intention to embrace the electric era wholeheartedly. However, among the British manufacturers, it remains firmly in third place: according to statistics provided by Switch, it sold 33 buses in 2022, 44 in 2023, and 125 in 2024. In that same period, Switch’s plant in England has produced more than two hundred vehicles, the vast majority of which were sold to various UK operators, including Stagecoach, Arriva, and many more. 

While the primary market for the BIG.e remains Turkey, the company is actively preparing for export to European markets. So far, no major fleet orders have been announced.