The UK should have most electric buses in Europe by 2024, their number growing some 180 percent from 1000 to 2800, states global independent advisory firm Accuracy. Poland currently has Europe’s second-largest zero emission (ZE) bus fleet with 800 vehicles. The Netherlands and Italy follow in third and fourth place with 600 each. Germany comes…
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The Global Electric Bus Market Report 2021 expects electric buses’ market share to grow significantly by 2030. Battery buses will lead fuel cell ones. Lower overall ownership cost compared to diesel buses, and the push to develop charging infrastructure, will turn electric buses into a profitable option between 2024 and 2026. The European Union Clean…
The Chariot Motors company has run a Green Future initiative in the woods at Malo Buchino, near Sofia. The message of the initiative was Plant a Tree for а Better Future! Chariot employees planted 60 coniferous saplings across 1000 square metres. The EcoCommunity foundation partnered Chariot Motors. Chariot Procurator Mr Milen Milev said of the…
Chariot Motors have begun development of a new 18m articulated fast charging ultracapacitor e-bus. The vehicle will have 108kWh UC (12 modules x 9 kWh each) located in the rear compartment and on the roof. Expected charge time will be 10 minutes, after which the e-bus will travel 40 km. Capacity is 130 seated and…
On 31 March French public transport operator Keolis launched an autonomous electric shuttle route serving the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines-Montigny-le-Bretonneux suburban rail station and local business parks. With €2.4 million of funding from Île-de-France Mobilités, the service is free for passengers. It operates 7.30am to 8pm Monday to Friday. Keolis was chosen because of its commitment to quality of…