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30 Mar 2020
SOLARIS RECEIVED ORDER FOR 20 E-BUSES FROM POLISH CITY JAWORZNO
The public transport company Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Miejskiej in Jaworzno is buying another 20 Solaris electric buses. The order concerns 15 Urbino 12 electric and 5 low-floor Urbino 8,9 LE electric. With these new 20 Solaris buses, 80% of the Jaworzno fleet will be made up of electric Solaris buses.
29 Mar 2020
NEW YORK INVESTS $24 MILLION OF THE VW SETTLEMENT IN ELECTRIC BUSES
The State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that more than $24 million is now available as part of the state's $127.7 million allocation of the federal Volkswagen Settlement, to replace diesel-powered transit buses with new all-electric transit buses. The investment in all-electric transit buses is to support the State's goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030.
28 Mar 2020
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE: TRANSPORT MEASURES
The European Commission’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic prioritises keeping citizens healthy. This includes keeping essential transport moving, for example to transport medical supplies and other essential goods. Many Member States have announced restrictions to transport and travel – a fully list by country is available on this EU-website.
27 Mar 2020
UITP, IRU, POLIS, EUROCITIES AND CER ASKING FOR ONGOING SUPPORT
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has urged UITP, IRU, Polis, EuroCities and CER to write a letter to the European Commission, calling for the ongoing support of the sector now, and in the times that lie ahead. The organizations write in the letter that “maintaining a specific service within the public transport sector is vital”.
26 Mar 2020
IRU PROVIDES WORLDWIDE INFORMATION ON THE COVID-19 VIRUS
The impact on freight and passenger transport of the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is enormous. Because the outbreak continues to evolve, IRU is monitoring the status of border crossings in affected areas around the world. The at the IRU-website given Information is provided by the global IRU member network: https://www.iru.org/coronavirus-covid-19-information. The IRU-website gives an updated situation on national/international transport of passengers and goods in affected regions of the world.