FOTON PENETRATES INTO SOUTH-AMERICA
The Chinese vehicle manufacturer Foton Auto has signed an agreement with the Brazilian government to set up two KD factories for commercial…
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VOLVO'S ELECTRIC ROADS CONCEPT POINTS TO BATTERY-FREE EV FUTURE
While quick charging technology installed at strategic points along a planned route might be a good fit for inner city buses, it's…
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OAK RIDGE DEVELOPS PROMISING LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed and tested an all-solid lithium-sulfur battery…
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Check our latest e-news »GRAPHENE RIBBONS DOUBLE THE ENERGY CAPACITY OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES
Researchers at Rice University have come up with a new way to boost the efficiency of the ubiquitous lithium ion (LI) battery by employing ribbons of graphene that start as carbon nanotubes. Proof-of-concept anodes — the part of the battery that stores…
»IRIZAR DELIVERS THE 1000TH IRIZAR I6 COACH
The 1000th Irizar i6 manufactured at the Irizar plant in Ormaiztegi (Spain) was delivered at an event hosted in the Irizar facility. The Irizar i6 was presented to the market at the International Bus and Coach Fair (FIAA in Spanish) that took place in Madrid in November 2010. The 1000th unit is in addition to the more than 800 units sold at other Irizar production plants since last year, the Irizar i6 reached Australia, Brazil, South American countries,…
»IN VALENCE YOU PAY YOUR FARE WITH A STICKER
The public transport company Valence Romans Déplacements is the first to use a new system of paying bus fares, developed by ISRA Cards, a manufacturer of among others magnetic cards. They developed a system which separates the use of the public transport from payment.
»TFL LAUNCHES COUNTDOWN DIGITAL INFORMATION SIGNS
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Following a successful trial in London, Transport for London (TfL) has launched a new Countdown digital sign service, providing a new way to deliver tailored live bus arrival information cheaply and effectively to a range of public locations, such as hospital waiting rooms, schools or shopping centre foyers. The trial demonstrated the signs worked well, delivering clear, easily accessible information about local bus services, utilising existing IT…
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