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…
A key study of ultracapacitor technology used in Chariot fast charging city e-buses, has appeared on the smartcityvpraxi.cz website – page 27. The Czech Ministry of Transport website has also picked up the guide. Read more in English on the Chariot UC e-bus study below: Chariot UC fast charging e-buses and their features The Chariot…
England’s Portsmouth City has welcomed funding for 34 new electric buses as a significant milestone. The Portsmouth City Council said the scheme would transform local bus services and help achieve its pledge of becoming net carbon zero. The British government awarded the city £6.5m for the vehicles which will serve routes across Portsmouth, Gosport, and…
British seaside resort Blackpool has successfully pitched for £20m of funding to set 115 electric buses on its roads over the coming five years. Blackpool Council and Blackpool Transport Services submitted the joint bid to the Department for Transport’s Zero Emission Bus Regional Area (ZEBRA) fund. Launched in 2020, the fund helps British transport authorities…
Higer is winning renown in Ireland for both coaches and battery electric buses. Dublin-based importer Harris Group is now confident the UK will follow. Four Higer battery e-buses already serve Brighton operator The Big Lemon, alongside a demonstrator being shown to potential buyers there. All these are from the Steed range. This compact mid-sized platform…
