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Bucharest secures €87 million for new battery-electric buses and trolleys

Bucharest is receiving €87.44 million from the Modernisation Fund to renew its public transport fleet. According to Mayor Ciprian Ciucu, this will include the procurement of 40 electric buses and 45 new trolleybuses.

Bucharest continues to expand its electric bus fleet.

Image: Bucharest City Hall

By Jasmin Apitzsch-Krause

10.10.2026 - 11:00

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The European Investment Bank has confirmed the project as a priority investment for Bucharest, Mayor Ciprian Ciucu announced on _Facebook_. The funding is non-repayable, with the city required to cover only the VAT.

Plans include ten new trams to replace V3A(M) vehicles, 45 trolleybuses to replace older Astra-Ikarus models, and 40 battery-electric buses. Of the e-buses, 20 will be 12 metres long and 20 will be 10 metres long. They are set to replace Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses with Euro-3 diesel engines.

Bucharest has been advancing the electrification of its bus fleet for some time. At the beginning of 2026, the city received 22 battery-trolleybuses of the Yutong U12 type. Thanks to additional batteries, these vehicles can travel up to 20 km without being connected to the overhead line.

Bucharest expands its electric STB fleet

Previously, 100 Solaris Trollino 12 trolleybuses had already been delivered to Bucharest. Additionally, the city ordered 100 battery-electric buses from Karsan and announced the construction of 100 charging stations.

For the now-planned 40 battery-electric buses, Ciucu cites the further expansion of charging infrastructure as the next essential step. This infrastructure is to be designed so that the vehicles can be deployed immediately upon procurement.

With the new vehicles, the city aims to modernise the fleet of Societății de Transport București and replace older diesel and trolleybuses. According to the mayor, the project will also improve the quality of public transport and reduce local air pollution.

informat.ro, facebook.com (link in Romanian)

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