Alternative transportation

Alternative transportation

Irizar e-mobility's ie bus Efficient, launched last year at Busworld Europe in Brussels, has been named 2026 Bus of the Year in Spain by the National Transport Awards jury. The recognition was announced during the National Transport Awards ceremony held at the Novotel Madrid Center hotel in Madrid, one of the country's established annual industry events dedicated to industrial and commercial vehicles.

Canada wants to bring in imported Chinese EVs, up to 49,000 units for the first year, topping out at 70,000 cars by year five. It's not clear yet which Chinese brands will come to Canada. But the tariff rate favors cars around $35,000 Canadian, or $25,000 USD. Prime Minister Mark Carney has also suggested a joint venture program to attract investment from Chinese brands to Canada.

The new section of Metrotranvia 7 in Milan, operated by ATM Milano, connecting the Adriano district to the M1 underground station in Precotto and the M5 underground station in Bicocca, was officially opened in the presence of the Mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, the Councillor for Mobility, Arianna Censi, the Councillor for Public Works, Marco Granelli, the CEO of ATM, Alberto Zorzan, and the President of MM, Elio Franzini.

Berlin's newly announced program, reported on by various outlets, grants buyers of new electrified vehicles between $1,700 and $7,000. This figure depends on several factors, including the powertrain of the vehicle and income level of the buyer, but is meant to help revive stagnant sales one of Germany's key industries. Photo by: Scout Motors For the first time EREVsvehicles where batteries power the wheels and are recharged by a small combustion enginewill explicitly be eligible under the new program.

The repositioning brings together several business units that had previously operated with a higher degree of autonomy. Quatron covers the supply of new battery-electric and hydrogen-powered trucks and buses, while Pepper focuses on the electrification of existing commercial vehicle fleets through modular battery and hydrogen conversion kits. These vehicle-related activities are complemented by Haller Technology for energy storage and infrastructure, Haller Service for financing, leasing, insurance a

Flixbus parent group Flix announces it has acquired a majority stake in Flibco, a European platform specializing in airport transfer services. The transaction marks the German group's structured entry into the airport shuttle segment and represents a further step in its strategy to integrate mobility offerings across Europe, complementing long-distance coach services with a high-frequency segment characterized by stable demand.

Filings suggest that Tesla is accelerating its regional expansion following its recent launch in Lithuania, with service centers likely coming before full sales operations. Official entities in Latvia and Estonia Tesla has established two new legal entities, Tesla Latvia SIA and Tesla Estonia OÜ, both owned by Tesla International B.V., as noted in an EV Wire report. Corporate records show the Estonian entity was formed on December 16, 2025, while the Latvian subsidiary was registered earlier, on November 7.

It's a privilege and honor to take over as Chair of ACEA's Commercial Vehicle Board at such a crucial time for our industry. Trucks and buses keep Europe moving - they are the backbone of logistics and public transport. With many of the world's leading truck and bus manufacturers based here in Europe, we have both the responsibility and the opportunity to lead.

The program is designed to complement and enhance oversight, regulation, research, and transparency efforts, as well as to support innovation and advancements in automotive technology and industry. This framework also aims to capitalize on the opportunity to position Spain as a pioneer and leader in automated vehicle technology, seeking to provide solutions that help overcome or alleviate certain shortcomings or negative externalities of the current transportation system,

It is embarrassing that one of the world's largest car companies, owned by one of the world's richest people, has sunk this low,

Tesla took to X over the weekend to say that the Netherlands' automotive regulatory body had "committed" to approve Full Self-Driving for the country in February of next year. That, Tesla said, would pave the way for its flagship driver-assistance feature to spread across the EUa milestone in its efforts to eventually spread autonomous driving tech far and wide. RDW, the safety regulator in question, has a different read on the situation.

UITP has announced a change in its leadership, with Gautier Brodeo assuming the role of President from 21 November 2025, and Lilli Matson joining as Deputy President. The new appointments come following the early departure of former President Renée Amilcar, elected in 2023, who stated she is now focusing on her role as CEO and President of Mobilité Infra Québec. The term for the new President and Deputy President will run until the next UITP General Assembly in June 2026.

GAC may not ring a bell for many, but it just started building electric cars in the European Union, thanks to a newly announced partnership with Magna, the contract manufacturer that's known for making the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, Jaguar I-Pace and ill-fated Fisker Ocean. That's the same path that Xpeng, another Chinese EV-making rising star, chose earlier this year to kick-start its local manufacturing efforts and skirt those pesky EU tariffs that can take a deep cut out of the profits.