At last week’s Energy for a Green Future conference, Sofia Mayor Ms Yordanka Fandakova reported on advances towards metropolitan city public transport electrification. The aim is to replace 100 percent of trolleybuses, 90 percent of buses and 50 percent of trams, and to purchase 120 additional zero-emission electric buses. “These are huge advances that have…
Tallinn’s city government is formulating public transport modes, types of vehicles, guidelines, and investment for the coming decade. The objective was to replace diesel and gas with electricity by 2035. Russia’s war on Ukraine and the resulting energy squeeze, however, are forcing some rethinking by the authorities and transport operator TLT. “The city’s goal is…
An innovative SRS breakthrough in electric transport, enables cities to run clean and quiet electric fleets without unsightly and obstructive catenary masts and hanging wires. This is especially welcome in areas of notable architectural heritage or constraints like narrow streets or bridges, where hanging wires are ugly or dangerous. SRS supplies power through conductor rails…
Global Mass Transit has released the third edition of the Europe Bus Market Report. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the current status of the bus market in Europe, future plans to procure buses and deploy infrastructure, and forecast of bus demand in 30 countries in Europe. The key highlights of the report are: that more than 500,000 buses…
The project involves laying an Electric Road System (ERS) and static charging stations along a functioning bus route with stops. The first phase will be 400 metres long and have two charging stations. The second extends this to 1000 metres. Electreon, leading provider of wireless and in-road electric vehicle chargers, will provide static and dynamic…
An influential report forecasts that the world electric bus market should grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.9 percent a year until 2030. The report analyses each bus market segment to 2030, with 2021 as the base year. Electric traction has now proven itself as a solution to curbing the enormous pollution…
The European Commission proposes stricter CO2 emission targets for new heavy-duty vehicles from 2030. To hasten the rollout of zero-emission vehicles in cities, the Commission wants all new urban buses to be zero-emission from 2030. New heavy-duty commercial vehicles would have to emit 45 percent less from 2030, 65 percent less from 2035, and 90…
An article in Italy’s Autobusweb site reviews green and sustainable e-bus technologies on offer to public transport operators. Italian public transport companies are facing a wholesale replacement of city buses financed by the NRRP National Recovery and Resilience Plan with a view to supporting fully green and sustainable mobility. The sting is that the NRRP…
Chinese bus maker Higer, part of the group that manufactures King Long and Golden Dragon brands, continues to demonstrate great ambition in the electrification of Latin American public transport. Last November Brazil witnessed the official presentation of the Higer Azure 12BR electric standard in an event chaired by the Mayor of São Paulo. The 12.2…
Israeli company Electreon has announced it is planning to build the United States’ first road stretch with built-in electric vehicle wireless charging. The pilot project is set to be finished next year in Detroit, Michigan. Initially it will be a mile long. The road will have a sub-surface network of charging coils connected to the…
