E-BUS BY EMOSS
Published at 21.05.2012 in Alternatives, Public transport
Within public transport, the benefits of emission, noise and vibration-free electric busses did not go unnoticed. Available as 8 and 12 meter chassis, Dutch manufacturer EMOSS of Oosterhout offers with e-Bus the next generation vehicles for public transport. Free of emission standards, escalating diesel and maintenance cost the e-Bus line offers you the freedom of inner city operation and beyond.
BEIJING CITY AND PETROCHINA UNITE TO PROMOTE LNG FOR CITY TRANSPORT
Published at 18.05.2012 in Alternatives, Public transport
Beijing Municipal People’s Government and Petrochina, part of state-owned oil and gas giant China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have jointly signed a strategic agreement to promote the use of LNG in the city’s public transport sector, reports China News. Under the agreement CNPC will provide 100 LNG-powered public transport vehicles to get the project underway, with the first lot expected to be in operation before end of February. Petrochina will build a skid-mounted LNG filling stations along Chang’an Avenue, a major urban route across Beijing.
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.
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.
