HUNDREDS OF ALTERNATIVE-FUEL VEHICLES FOR THE CHINA OLYMPIC GAMES
Lithium battery powered buses to serve the Beijing Olympic Games are ready for the Games with the completion of a recharge station at the Dreamworld (the Olympic Village) in Beijing on July 6, 2008. During the games, 50 lithium battery-powered buses will shuttle athletes and officials between the Dreamworld and competition venues. The zero emission, low noise and environmentally friendly bus matches well the theme of a Green Olympics.
HYUNDAI ANNOUNCES ORDER FOR 7,748 HYBRID AND FUEL CELL BUSES
South Korean vehicle manufacturer Hyundai has signed an agreement to supply the city of Seoul with 7,748 eco-friendly buses, the order to be completed by 2018. The first batch of vehicles are so-called mild-hybrid buses, which are 10-15% more fuel-efficient than normal buses. Full-hybrid buses will be arriving in 2011 and zero-emissions Fuel Cell Electric Buses by 2013.
IRIZAR TVS TARGETS TO PRODUCE 2500 COACHES PER YEAR
Published at 07.07.2008 in Company news, International developments
With a new facility going on stream in 2008 THE Indian Irizar-TVS company wants to produce at least 2,000 buses in the current fiscal year, targeting a further increase of the production to more than 2,500 buses for 2009-10 and afterwards.
MERCEDES-BENZ TRAVEGO COACHES FOR SAUDI ARABIAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Published at 04.07.2008 in International developments, Coaches
Mercedes-Benz Buses and Coaches has received a major contract from SAPTCO (Saudi Arabian Public Transport) for 300 Mercedes-Benz Travego coaches. The first 150 coaches will be delivered before the end of this year. The other 150 will be delivered at the beginning of next year.
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.
