Chariot Motors is sponsoring an exhibition by New York City-based Bulgarian artist Houben R. T. The name of the exhibition is Why So Serios and it is open to the public at the Museum of Humor & Satire in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Why So Serious is Houben Tcherkelov’s first solo exhibition at the Museum of Humour…
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To stay abreast of the zero emission bus sector during the Covid pandemic, visit the European zero emission bus (ZEB) conference webpage. You will find free presentations from autumn 2020 and registration details for the ZEB2021 Paris Conference in March. The Paris ZEB conference will look at solutions and challenges to decarbonising the bus industry.…
In a pilot project, the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo, ElectReon, and the Dan Bus Company, are installing wireless electric road charging for public transport. In an Israeli first, the route stretches the two kilometres between Tel Aviv University Railway Station and the Klatzkin Terminal in Ramat Aviv and includes 600 metres of electric road. The…
Adoption of electric buses into public transport urban fleets is growing worldwide. The transition began in China and is now spreading. European electric bus sales marked a definitive jump in 2019. Some 4000 electric buses are now running in the Old Continent. This includes battery electric buses, plugin hybrids, trolleybus in motion charging, and fuel…
China electric bus buyers prefer LFP batteries as cheaper to make compared with similarly performing ternary compound lithium-ion (NMC/NCA) ones. Another reason is that buses in densely populated megapolises like Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Beijing operate shorter cycles, making battery density less of an issue than in the sparsely-populated USA. Also, LFP batteries are mainly made…