SOLARIS URBINO FOR RHINELAND OPERATORS
Published at 17.05.2012 in International developments, Public transport
During 2012, Solaris will supply 44 state-of-the-art Urbino low-floor city buses to five bus operators from the Rhineland region in Germany. The local authority-owned companies jointly tender for new buses as part of “Kooperationsgemeinschaft Mittlerer Niederrhein” (KMN) group and chose Solaris for the third consecutive time. In order to generate synergies, the municipal transport companies of the German cities of Mönchengladbach, Krefeld, Neuss and Viersen as well as neighbouring Heinsberg District procure new buses together, with joint tenders issued every year.
BALQON CORPORATION TO SHOWCASE HEAVY DUTY ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHASSIS
Published at 16.05.2012 in Alternatives, Public transport
During the recently held 26th International Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles Balqon Corporation showed an electric chassis and drive systems, which are also suitable for heavy-duty buses. Balqon Corporation is an emerging developer and manufacturer of zero emissions heavy-duty electric vehicles, energy storage products and electric drive systems.
NEW FLYER AND ADL PARTNER TO DEVELOP MIDI BUS
Published at 15.05.2012 in International developments, Public transport
The North American heavy-duty bus manufacturer New Flyer Industries Inc., having a plant in Winnipeg, Ontario (CVanada) is teaming up with the UK bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis to develop a medium duty transit vehicle for the North American market.
INDIA'S JATHROPA BIOFUEL PROJECT MAY END
Published at 14.05.2012 in Alternatives, Market development
Was Jatropha planting on wasteland simply a waste? That’s what a tangle of central government and special committees must soon decide, and the quicker the better. The story goes back almost a decade to 2003, when Jatropha was being promoted as an ideal biofuel crop for wasteland cultivation. Ten years and volumes of plant physiology and genetics research later, we know the answer, at least from the economic standpoint, was “yes”.
GAZPROM AND SOLBUS TESTING LNG AS BUS FUEL
Published at 11.05.2012 in Alternatives, Public transport
Gazprom Germania together with the Polish bus manufacturer Solbus and local municipal transport companies have been organizing a series of demo-runs of LNG-fuelled buses during April and May 2012. Two Solbus Solcity buses will be servicing regular lines in several cities, available for the use of the general public. The initial list of host cities for the demo-runs includes Torun, Gdynia, Olsztyn, Warsaw and Katowice.
