Wales e-bus fleet

Wales plans zero emission bus fleet

A plan to make Wales’ entire bus fleet zero-emission (ZE) by 2035 needs nationwide funding, operators say. Unlike England and Scotland, the country does not have a government fund to help operators with the cost of green vehicles and infrastructure. Newport and Cardiff have made big steps to bringing electric buses into use, but they…

E-buses for Amsterdam

Amsterdam goes zero-emission five years early in 2025

Amsterdam now aims for zero emission public transport by 2025 instead of 2030. The 17 February Zero Emission Transition letter of intent calls for accelerating sustainable investment. Signing the letter, City transport region Vice Chair Gerard Slegers, Traffic and Transport Councilor Egbert de Vries, and GVB public transport operator General Manager Claudia Zuiderwijk pledged cooperation…

Chariot electric buses

Two-thirds of world bus fleets in 2040 expected to be electric

UN data show transportation is responsible for nearly a quarter of global energy-related CO2 emissions alongside contributing to brown smog over many large cities. As the pandemic recovery starts to take effect, the authorities are eager to get passengers to return to public transport. While social distancing is still a consideration, the electric bus market is set to grow,…

Israel e-buses Chariot

Electric vehicle inductive charging specialist ElectReon to install wireless charging in Tel Aviv

Electric vehicle inductive charging specialist ElectReon and Israel’s Dan Bus Company have signed a five-year contract to expand public electric bus route wireless charging in and around Tel Aviv. The network will enable inductive charging for 200 electric buses at existing bus stations. The buses are to be delivered by Israel’s Higer bus importer Pandan.…

Electric buses Sweden_Chariot Motors

Public operator Nobina in Sweden values e-mobility and has made an order for 122 new electric buses

A total of 122 electric articulated and single buses are set to be delivered to Gothenburg, Malmö, and Hässleholm in southern Sweden by 2022/2023. The public transport operator has ordered 84 electric buses to start operating in Gothenburg in the summer of 2022/2023, 29 e-buses are being delivered to Malmö and 9 will be delivered to Hässleholm at the end…

Chariot e-bus in wireless project in Gotland

World first: Sweden’s Electreon road-tests a wireless in-motion charging Chariot e-bus

Chariot electric bus and an electric heave duty truck are wirelessly charged from ElectReon’s electric road on the Swedish island of Gotland. ElectReon implanted 1.2-metre-long coils fist-deep into a 4.1km road linking Visby airport and town center on Gotland Island. The project then equipped a Chariot electric bus with three underfloor receivers picking up charge…