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…
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The City of Milan will apply for National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) funding to allow public transport operator ATM to roll over its old bus fleet. The PNRR will give euro 249 million for 350 new zero-emission electric or hydrogen buses for urban transport by June 2026. This will allow ATM to sport 510…
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,…
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.…
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…