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…
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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…
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…