SCANIA BREAKTHROUGH INTO THE CHINESE CITY BUS MARKET
Published at 03.01.2008 in International developments, Public transport
Scania has recently been delivering 25 articulated buses meeting the Euro 4 emission requirements to the public transport company in Changzhou in the Jiangsu province in eastern China.
ENOVA AND WRIGHTBUS PARTNER TO DELIVER ADDITIONAL 6 HYBRID BUSES IN LONDON, UK
Enova Systems, a developer of proprietary electric, hybrid and fuel cell digital power management systems, announced that in its continuing partnership with the Wright Group, it will provide an additional six Wrightbus Electrocity vehicles to the city of London, United Kingdom.
WELSH TRIBRID BUS
One of the technologies further explored during the recent EVS23 electric vehicle conference in Anaheim, USA was a prototype minibus that is powered by a tribrid system using hydrogen fuel cells, lead acid batteries and ultracapacitors. This bus project is managed by Jonathan Williams at the University of Glamorgan, Wales.
FOTON TO OFFER CNG BUS
Natural gas powered buses manufactured in China by Beiqi Foton are making their way into the international markets. The product has meanwhile been launched in Thailand; other countries are to follow in the months to come. Foton Bus Thailand Co Ltd announced the launching of a 12 meter Euro III compliant city bus during the ANGVA 2007 Conference and Exhibition, held in Bangkok on November 27-29.
MAYBE FOLLOW-UP FOR THE LONDON ROUTEMASTER
The famous London Routemaster double-decker, dominating the public transport in the British capital for some fifty years, may get a successor, the British daily “The Times” stated recently in an article. The iconic Routemaster open-platform bus that allowed passengers to hop on and off without waiting for the driver to release the doors, would in it’s new version also be able to carry wheelchairs and prams.
