OVER 400 EV BATTERY CHARGING STATIONS IN BEIJING BY 2016
Published at 08.07.2011 in Infrastructure, Alternatives
The Beijing branch of the State Grid Corporation of China has confirmed that there will be 466 electric vehicle battery charging stations in the capital within five years, the Beijing Youth Daily reported today. The company has already installed eight full charging stations in Beijing.
BRT SYSTEMS NAMED BEST BUS LINES IN THE U.S.
Published at 10.06.2011 in Infrastructure, Mass transit
Los Angeles, Cleveland, Las Vegas, Eugene, Ore. and Pittsburgh were rated as the leading US cities for bus-based transportation because of their high-quality bus rapid transit systems (BRT), according to a new independent study, issued by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP).
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PVI AND SODETREL FOR VALENCE LI-ION BATTERY RENTAL SERVICE
Published at 25.05.2011 in Infrastructure, Alternatives
PVI (Power Vehicle Integration), a manufacturer of commercial electrical vehicles, and Sodetrel, a wholly owned subsidiary of the EDF group, recently signed a master agreement to establish a partnership that will offer PVI customers rental and service contracts for Valence Technology batteries.
500M PEOPLE WORLDWIDE TO USE THEIR MOBILES AS METRO AND BUS TICKETS BY 2015
Published at 04.05.2011 in Infrastructure, Components
Half a billion people worldwide will use their mobile devices as travel tickets on metros, subways and buses by 2015, according to new forecasts from Juniper Research in their report “Mobile Ticketing for Transport Markets”. This is more than five times the number generated last year but Juniper expects usage to spread widely from the current concentration in Japan and several European countries. Outside Japan, systems in operation typically use SMS or bar codes.
SEOUL TO INSTALL GPS DEVICES IN SHORT-HAUL PUBLIC BUSES
Published at 22.04.2011 in Infrastructure, Public transport
South Korea's Seoul city will shortly install GPS devices in short-haul public buses. A total of 1.28 million Euro will be spent on the installation of the Bus Management System in 1,366 village buses, while some of the money will be used to upgrade the CCTV system.
