ADL FORGES AHEAD WITH MULTI- MILLION PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Published at 03.09.2010 in Alternatives, Technology
Britain has the potential to lead the world with low emission buses that meet the challenge of climate change head-on. Colin Robertson, CEO of Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) said that early hybrid vehicles produced by his company had now been running in London operations for 20 months, covering almost 600,000 miles. On average, they have consistently recorded fuel and CO2 reductions of around 35% and demonstrated their reliability by being available for service virtually 100% of the time.
NEOBUS SPECTRUM ROAD PANORAMIC FOR RIO
Published at 02.09.2010 in Company news, Superstructure
Recently launched in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro was the "Spectrum Road Panoramic" sightseeing bus, built by San Marino Neobus on a Scania K310 chassis. A number of these vehicles has been acquired by Rio Breda Tourism Company, that will use them in sightseeing tours. This new service, called City Rio, will present the main historic and cultural attractions of this wonderful city to tourists from around the world.
30,000TH CITARO DELIVERED
Published at 01.09.2010 in Company news, Vehicle news
After just twelve years in production, the 30,000th Mercedes-Benz Citaro has now been delivered. On 25 August 2010 Michael Göpfarth, head of sales at the Mercedes-Benz Bus and Coach Unit of EvoBus GmbH, handed over the record-breaking vehicle to Walter Rathberger and Erich Haider, managing and executive directors of Linz Linien GmbH, at the Mannheim bus factory.
FIRST ALFA BUS ELECTRIC CITYBUS ARRIVED IN ITALY
Published at 31.08.2010 in Alternatives, International developments
Recently, the Italian Rama Company, M2AP consulting company signed a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Leibo New Energy Auto Technology Limited and Jiangsu Alfa Bus Co.,Ltd for the development of electric city buses for the Italian market. Rama is a subsidiary of the Grosseto public transport company.
BALQON RECEIVES $490,000 ORDER FOR HEAVY-DUTY ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEMS FROM CHINA
Published at 30.08.2010 in Alternatives, International developments
Balqon Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions, heavy-duty electric vehicles and drive systems (earlier post), has received a $490,000 order for electric drive systems under a new dealer agreement with DynaProTech, a composite automotive parts manufacturer in the People’s Republic of China.
