Well over 7,000 of London's famous black taxis are now electric. The vehicle was specially developed for taxi use and is wheelchair and disabled-friendly.
In future, intelligent charging management from Germany will be used in the Big Apple: Charge Pilot from The Mobility House has won a tender. The system was selected for New York City Transit and New York City School Bus Umbrella Services. Vehicle-to-grid and bidirectional charging are also being tested.
The Red Dot Award in the ‘Product Design’ category was awarded to the new generation of the Citea electric bus from VDL Bus & Coach. The jury praised the “high design quality and excellent design”.
Taxis are on the road for more than twelve hours a day. There is no time for long stops at charging stations. Wireless charging offers a solution.
South Africa’s taxi industry will be well-represented during discussions on Gauteng’s plans for an integrated or single ticketing transport system. This topic will be just one of many during the third edition of Smarter Mobility Africa from 5–7 October 2021.
The innovative system, developed by Nidec ASI and tested during an event with key stakeholders in the city of Oradea, Romania, was selected to test ultra-fast charging of electric buses.
VDL Bus & Coach will make its debut in the public transport sector in Latvia on 1 August.
BYD UK and Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) jointly confirmed yesterday that their electric vehicle partnership, the UK’s leading electric bus producer, is adding operational flexibility to its British-built electric buses with the introduction of additional charging options.
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD UK jointly announced recently that ADL and BYD will commence the design and assembly of chassis for the BYD ADL partnership’s electric single and double deck buses for the British market.
Koiviston Auto Group in the cities of Lahti and Kuopio, together with VDL Bus & Coach, are taking an important step in the development of electric and therefore sustainable public transport in Finland.
Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BYD Europe jointly announced today that their electric vehicle partnership, the UK’s leading electric bus producer, has supplied the first of 29 BYD ADL Enviro400EV double-deckers to National Express West Midlands, where they are charged entirely by renewable energy and utilise a stationery battery system to balance the load on the electricity grid.
