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Zagreb Mayor Unveils 62 New Electric Buses to Electrify One-Fifth of Fleet

Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomašević unveiled 62 new electric buses and a new charging station, electrifying one-fifth of the city's bus fleet.

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Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomašević presented 62 new electric buses and a new charging station in Podsused on 2026-04-12, marking the start of a major electrification project for the city's public transport. [1] Mayor Tomašević announced that the City of Zagreb plans to fully electrify the entire ZET bus fleet within the next seven to eight years. [2] The new fleet consists of 30 standard buses, 26 articulated buses, and six midi buses, with a total value of nearly 56.8 million euros. [3] The total value of the new fleet is 56.8 million euros, with 45.4 million euros secured from European funds through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and 11.4 million euros from the City of Zagreb budget. [4] Croatian education minister Radovan Fuchs said he can no longer guarantee that all elementary schools will switch to single-shift teaching by 2030. [5] In Split, of 29 schools, 11 run single shifts, 16 run double shifts, and 2 run triple shifts. [6] In Zagreb, of 131 schools, 56 operate in a single shift and 75 in double shifts. [7] The Milan Lang elementary school in Bregana opened a new gymnasium and four new classrooms, allowing it to switch to single-shift teaching for over 500 students. [8]
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  1. Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomašević presented 62 new electric buses and a new charging station in Podsused on 2026-04-12, marking the start of a major electrification project for the city's public transport. · Večernji.hr
  2. Mayor Tomašević announced that the City of Zagreb plans to fully electrify the entire ZET bus fleet within the next seven to eight years. · Večernji.hr
  3. The new fleet consists of 30 standard buses, 26 articulated buses, and six midi buses, with a total value of nearly 56.8 million euros. · Večernji.hr
  4. The total value of the new fleet is 56.8 million euros, with 45.4 million euros secured from European funds through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and 11.4 million euros from the City of Zagreb budget. · Večernji.hr
  5. Croatian education minister Radovan Fuchs said he can no longer guarantee that all elementary schools will switch to single-shift teaching by 2030. · Nezavisne novine
  6. In Split, of 29 schools, 11 run single shifts, 16 run double shifts, and 2 run triple shifts. · Nezavisne novine
  7. In Zagreb, of 131 schools, 56 operate in a single shift and 75 in double shifts. · Nezavisne novine
  8. The Milan Lang elementary school in Bregana opened a new gymnasium and four new classrooms, allowing it to switch to single-shift teaching for over 500 students. · Nezavisne novine
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