Press Releases

BMV provides funding support for hydrogen buses for the Rhine-Erft district

On 2 June, REVG Rhein-Erft-Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH presented its new zero-emission buses to the public: A total of 26 Solaris Urbino nE12 Hydrogen fuel cell hybrid buses will soon be ready for use as solo vehicles. Following the commissioning of the first two vehicles in July 2024, delivery will be completed by the end of June 2025.

BMV funds 56 new e-buses for Wupsi GmbH

The conversion of the Wupsi scheduled service fleet is in full swing. The transport company deployed the first ten e-buses in April 2022. Electrification of the entire fleet should be complete by 2034.

Electric mobility worldwide: New country dossiers from NOW GmbH available

NOW GmbH has published three new country dossiers that examine the current state of electric mobility with batteries and fuel cells in Japan, South Korea and the USA.

New fuel cell buses for Bielefeld

Regional hydrogen projects: HyExperts guide provides practical knowledge

With the publishing of the new guide: ‘HyExperts – successfully developing regional hydrogen projects’, NOW GmbH provides municipal authorities, companies and regions valuable support in developing a regional hydrogen economy on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV).

50 new electric articulated buses for Berlin

Berlin’s electric bus fleet is growing: Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (Berlin’s transport company) is sending the first vehicle of its new generation of electrically-powered articulated buses into scheduled service. The 18-metre-long Solaris vehicle will initially be deployed on the 300 bus route. It is part of an order of 50 vehicles that will be delivered by the middle of 2025.

Federal Transport Minister Wissing hands over 95 e-buses to vhh.mobility

Hamburg’s transport operator vhh.mobility (Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein), Germany’s third-largest municipal bus operator, is taking delivery of 95 new e-buses from Daimler Buses for its fleet. The purchase of the vehicles was made possible by funding at EU and federal level.

Zero-emission public transport and waste management in Groß-Gerau

On 11 December 2024, District Administrator Thomas Will and the Riedwerke Executive Board presented their new fuel cell vehicles at the bus depot in Groß-Gerau.

BMDV hosts first Conference on Climate-friendly Buses

The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) is hosting the Conference on Climate-Friendly Buses for the first time. Over a period of two days, transport companies, manufacturers and the scientific community will discuss innovations and developments in innovative drive systems for public transport as well as for long-distance bus transport. The conference begins today with around 200 participants both in person and online.