Monção's five electric buses await IMT licence to start running

Monção's municipal council has five new electric buses, bought for over two million euros, sitting ready but unable to operate because they still lack final licensing from Portugal's transport authority, the IMT. Mayor António Barbosa said insurance and other requirements are already in place. The buses, funded largely through the Recovery and Resilience Plan, are meant to create a flexible urban network linking the historic centre, industrial zones and residential and public service areas, with free transport planned for the busiest urban area and for workers commuting to factories.