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.

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.

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.
