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…
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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…