The point of the programme is to reduce CO₂ emissions from public transport, lower operator costs in the long term, and stimulate the domestic and European market for zero-emission commercial vehicles.

Taking the ‘Voith Electrical Drive System’ (rated at 410 kW peak) and a 420-kWh battery system, the partners electrified a diesel coach which has been dubbed “TZ-S eCoach”.

The British bus and coach market grew for a ninth consecutive quarter in Q2 2025, growing by 62.5% to 2,968 registrations, according to statistics published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

In Truck & Bus Builder’s “Global Truck Report 2007”, published just before the financial crisis and “great recession” of 2008, we claimed that “across the developed markets, the demand for trucks can often be seen as a leading indicator to inflexions in the overall economic cycle.” Whether or not the truck industry can really be taken as a bellwether of the global economy, the truck wheel, a commodity that exhibits inelastic demand – no commercial vehicle can run without wheels – is undoubtedly a reliable indicator of market trends within the industry. “Usually, when we see shifts – positive or negative – on the truck side, they serve as an early indicator of what’s to come in the market,” said Giorgio Mariani, chief commercial officer at Maxion Wheels and vice president of global purchasing at parent company Iochpe-Maxion. “A good example is when, immediately post-COVID, it was the truck segment which began the industry recovery.”

This is in line with a state mandate: “all new school bus purchases must be zero-emission by 2027, and by 2035, every bus on the road must be electric”.

The market for heavy goods vehicles in Britain continued its decline in the second quarter of 2025, with registrations falling by 11.2% compared with the same period of the year before, according to statistics published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Production is underway at Don-Bur’s Stoke-on-Trent site, with deliveries scheduled later this year.

Industry leaders from the European Commission, IRU, POLIS and ERTICO gather to debate people, technology, and market forces shaping the future of buses.

This major backing sets the stage for the UK’s first regional hydrogen transport and storage network, laying critical groundwork for decarbonising heavy goods vehicle (HGV) operations and broader industrial use.

This sustainable spare-parts solution provides operators with a cost-effective, “like-new alternative” to new batteries while cutting lifecycle emissions by one-third.

High-altitude trial was successfully completed, with gradients of up to 24%

NEVs to account for 50% of total sales by 2030.