Seattle, King County Metro rolls out Gillig electric buses - Sustainable Bus
King County Metro deployed Gillig 40-foot battery-electric buses with 240–280 mile range, updated operator safety partitions, and charging plans to expand its zero-emission fleet.
New Zealand, Dunedin contracts add 37 electric buses to Kinetic's 355-vehicle zero-emission fleet in the country - Sustainable Bus
Kinetic will add 37 battery-electric buses from 2026 in Dunedin under two nine-year contracts, shifting roughly half of city services to zero-emission operation.
European bus manufacturers' margins average 2.5%; cost cuts of 20-25% possible with production and design efficiencies, McKinsey says - Sustainable Bus
European bus and coach OEMs face thin margins (~2.5%) and must cut costs and differentiate offerings to withstand competition and zero-emission/autonomous transition.