Infrastructure
10 Apr 2019
RATP CHOOSES HEULIEZ, BOLLORÉ AND ALSTOM
Three French bus manufactures are awarded with an order from public transport operator RATP in Paris that can add up to 800 electric buses. The order is split in three parts of 133 million euro granted to each supplier: Heuliez, Bolloré and Alstom. The first batch is to be delivered within two years.
02 Apr 2019
HELIOX TO DELIVER 8MW CHARGING NETWORK TO AMSTERDAM
December last year VDL Bus & Coach and the Amterdam public transport operator GVB, signed a contract for the purchase of 31 electric buses for Amsterdam. The contract includes an option for an additional 69 e-buses to be added in the coming years. Now charging equipment supplier Heliox announced that it has received the order for the charging network.
16 Mar 2019
SCANIA DELIVERS BI-ARTICULATED BUSES IN BRAZIL
Scania is delivering its first bi-articulated buses in Brazil to the city of Curitiba. Already in the 1970s Curitiba pioneered with Bus Rapid Transit Systems (BRT)and became a model for modern urban public transport systems throughout the world. Curitiba has recently initiated a programme to renew its BRT bus fleet.
28 Feb 2019
TRANSJAKARTA, THE OLDEST BRT SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Busworld South East Asia 2019 will be held in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia. But also Jakarta is home of the world's longest BRT system, Transjakarta. A Bus Rapid Transit system of 251 km long. The service set a record in 2018 when it carried 730,000 passengers per day. There for during Busworld South East Asia on Thursday 21 March 2019 a panel discussion titled “Development of Mass Transportation, BRT Systems and Supporting Infrastructure” is chaired by Ir. Karlo Manik, Director of Greater Jakarta Transport Authority under MoT.
19 Feb 2019
EU CO2 STANDARDS LACKS SUPPORTIVE MEASURES, SAYS ACEA
The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers have reached an agreement on the first European standard for CO2 emissions heavy duty commercial vehicles. In 2030, new buses, coaches and trucks will have to emit 30 percent less CO2 than in 2019. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is disappointed about the decision.