BERLIN PUBLIC TRANSPORT WANTS MORE HYDROGEN BUSES.
From 2009 onwards the Berlin, Germany public transport company BVG wants to acquire 50 more buses powered by a hydrogen driveline, according to a recent report in the German paper “Die Welt”.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES AT CENTRE OF UK RENEWABLE ENERGY STRATEGY
The UK government has signaled a greater role for electric vehicles in its Renewable Energy Strategy Consultation announced late June 2008. The strategy picks up on the recommendations of the King Review, which calls for the electrification of the vehicle fleet to achieve low carbon transport by 2050.
DARWEN BUYS AND BECOMES OPTARE
Published at 02.07.2008 in Alternatives, Company news
The British Darwen Group, already owner of East Lancs coachbuilders and Leyland Product Development (LPD) which were acquired in August and November 2007, confirmed the take-over of Leeds coachbuilder Optare from Jamesstan Investments.
FUTURE OF TRANSIT TAKING SHAPE AT THE BIG BLUE BUS
What should buses look and ride like in 2050? Some compelling, out-of-the-box, eco-friendly and even unorthodox answers to that question are emerging via a talented team of designers from one of the most advanced and influential transportation design schools in the world who, in tandem with Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus, are taking part in a project to create a “big picture” vision of the next generation of transit.
GERMANS WANT TO STIMULATE THE USE OF HYBRID BUSES IN THE LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT
The German minister of the Environment Sigmar Gabriel recently launched the project "Hybrid Buses for an environmentally friendly public transport", as part of an initiative by the ministry to protect the climate by using modern hybrid buses with state-of-the-art technology in the public domain.
