TFL TRIALS AGAIN LIVE CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV ON LONDON BUSES
Transport for London has begun a six-month trial of live CCTV on a north London bus route. Twenty one Arriva double-decker buses have been fitted with technology that will allow pictures to be beamed live to the Centrecomm control centre shared by officers from Transport for London and the Metropolitan Police’s Transport Operational Command Unit.
CASTROSUA PRESENTS THE FIRST HYBIRD BUS DEVELOPED ENTIRELY IN SPAIN
Published at 25.10.2008 in Alternatives, Public transport
The Galician bus manufacturer Castrosua is the first to entirely develop and manufacture a hybrid bus in Spain. This project was initiated back in the year 2002, based on the desire to meet the demands of bus operators and town and city authorities regarding aspects such as environmental quality and energy efficiency.
DAIMLER BUSES HAS A SOUND THIRD QUARTER
Published at 25.10.2008 in Company news
Daimler AG, the German car, van, truck and bus manufacturer, achieved an EBIT of Euro 648 Million in the third quarter of 2008, including charges from special factors totalling euro 765 million. Net profit was 213 million Euro, compared to a loss of 1,533 million in the same period of last year. Total revenue was down by 7% to 23.8 billion Euro, but the van, truck and bus divisions performed well.
EU GIVES BOOST TO GREEN VEHICLES
Published at 24.10.2008 in Alternatives, Public transport
Europe's local authorities and bus companies will have to buy greener, more fuel-efficient vehicles in future, following a vote by European Union lawmakers. The move is expected to boost eco-friendly vehicles by increasing their share of local governments' annual demand for around 110,000 cars, 110,000 vans, 35,000 lorries and 17,000 buses in the EU.
PROTERRA LLC INTRODUCES HFC35 ALTERNATIVE-FUEL TRANSIT BUS
Proterra, an American bus manufacturer, recently showed the prototype of its new HFC35, a 35’ composite body, zero emissions, battery-dominant hybrid-electric transit bus. This advanced bus is designed to accommodate a variety of auxiliary power units (APU’s) including diesel, gasoline and CNG; the prototype bus employs two Hydrogenics 16 kW hydrogen fuel cell APU’s and a UQM PowerPhase 150 electric propulsion system.
