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Paris Fights Smog with 800 All-Electric Buses

Mila Luleva — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 14:53:49 +0000

Paris will fight smog with a massive purchase of electric buses. The public transport network in Paris is about the receive a huge green boost. The local transport operator- RATP, promised the Parisians to clean the air they breathe. The company will purchase 800 electric buses, which will operate on some of the busiest lines. […]

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The VW Bus is Back with an Autonomous, 350hp Electric Version!

Nicholas Say — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:08:22 +0000

Volkswagen is planning to reintroduce the microbus, and this time it’s going to be a green dream machine. They have decided to call the new model the I. D. Buzz, and it is an amazing EV concept car. While only in the concept phase, the new VW bus made its debut at the recent 2017 […]

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London’s Red Double Deckers Go All-Electric

Mila Luleva — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:28:15 +0000

London’s famous red double-deckers receive an electric makeover. London has attracted a considerable amount with their eco-friendly innovative solutions. A number of green developments and plans have served as examples for other places around the world. These include the bike-sharing service, the underground bike paths, and of course the issue of handling food waste effectively. […]

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Proterra’s Electric Buses Travel 250 miles on a Single Charge

Mila Luleva — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 17:08:50 +0000

New model of an electric bus by Proterra, a promising South Carolina- based company, covered more than 250 miles on a single charge. Electric buses have become quite a popular news item over the past few years, and rightfully so. The impact that replacing one diesel car with an electric has on the environment is great, […]

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London’s First Electric Bus Announced

Benji Jerew — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 02:21:14 +0000

A special announcement was made at the Clean Bus Summit that will change, as of now, a good number of cities from around the world. This announcement was made by the mayor of London, Mayor Boris Johnson, in the first Clean Bus Summit to take place in London. He announced that London will have, not […]

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Amsterdam’s Public Buses to Go All-Electric by 2025

Mila Luleva — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 06:50:45 +0000

Amsterdam’s city officials announced their super ambitious plan to replace all public diesel buses with electric ones by 2025. In addition, the city officials commit to having all electricity that powers the system coming from renewable sources. Dutch cities are iconic symbols of sustainability. The extensive network of bike lanes, coupled with high tech traffic systems […]

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Polish Company Offers Electric Bus with Fuel Cell Option

Ari Luis — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 13:57:53 +0000

After launching a new line of buses at the Hanover fair last September, Polish bus maker Solaris plans to make a 24 meter long (79 foot) electric bus that also uses fuel cells for power. The train of a bus will be jointly developed with the Poznań University of Technology and Warsaw University of Technology. […]

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BYD Electric Bus Line Starts Production in California

Benji Jerew — Mon, 05 May 2014 17:57:39 +0000

Chinese automaker BYD doesn’t sell electric vehicles in the United States, but the electric bus is a go, starting with a new plant in California. The automarket in the United States is a tough one, and the electric vehicle market even more so. While sales of some electric vehicles have been on the rise, such […]

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E-City Bus Demonstrator Brings Electric Mobility to Public Transport Systems

Mila Luleva — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 18:43:12 +0000

The ultimate goal of any city government is to create a sustainable and at the same time functional public transport system. The easiest way to do this is to have buses with very limited fuel consumption characteristics, which run regularly but do not contribute to urban air pollution. An effective solution to this will be […]

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“Electric Road” System Powers City Buses In South Korea

Mila Luleva — Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:18:51 +0000

A revolutionary technology called “electric road” is being tested in the South Korean city Gumi. The system allows public buses to recharge their electric batteries as they travel. The cables buried underneath the tracks power the vehicles through a non-contact magnetic charging system, which connects to an Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV) technology fitted to the bus. The makers, […]

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Wireless Charging System Tested by German Electric Bus Line

Benji Jerew — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:44:31 +0000

Electric public transportation, of course, is nothing new, and has been used for decades. Current systems, though, are either unsightly, requiring overhead wires to transfer power to the vehicle, or downright dangerous, the third rail. The latest solution, battery electric vehicles, does away with both of these power supply schemes, but does bring up some […]

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China’s BYD Seeking Alternative Route Into US EV Market

Benji Jerew — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:21:15 +0000

Even though BYD’s electric vehicle [EV] sales in China haven’t been anywhere near where they would like them to be, they’ve had their plans to get into the lucrative US EV market for years. Back as far as 2008, there was news that BYD might be setting up manufacturing facilities in California, but time and […]

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Electric Buses to Replace Diesels in Milton Keynes, UK

Benji Jerew — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:52:52 +0000

In the summer of 2013, the city of Milton Keynes in the UK will replace all of the diesel buses on Route #7 with all-electric versions, eight buses in total. The current Route #7, run by eight diesel buses, transports upwards of 775,000 passengers every year, more than 450,000 miles. The new electric buses won’t […]

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Opbrid Releases New Plug-In Hybrid Buses in Sweden

Mike Sandru — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:35:19 +0000

A Swedish company called Opbrid has come up with a hybrid bus model. Put into circulation in the city of Umea, the bus is more than anyone could dream of: it can take passengers through the city for 18 kilometers in a row without stopping or switching to diesel.

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Seoul's Bus Fleet Plans to Turn Half Electric by 2020

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:06:15 +0000

South Korea's capital is the home of some newly-launched electric buses. A country that's heavily dependent on fossil fuels, Korea is now one of the most fervent investors in battery technologies and renewable energy.

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Singapore to Have First Hydrogen-Electric Bus Powered by Fuel Cells and Batteries

Mike Sandru — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:51:41 +0000

Researchers at Beijing's Tsinghua University and NTU unveiled the first hydrogen-electric bus that will be from now on Singapore roads. Dubbed GreenLite, this eco-friendly bus only emits clean water and has zero carbon emission. Compared with other conventional buses, GreenLite does not run on fossil fuel and is powered by a combustion engine, which makes it very quiet.

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Dutch e-Traction Hybrid Bus Has In-Wheel Electric Motors

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:11:35 +0000

The diesel charges a battery, and the battery propels the bus for as long as fuel exists in the tank. A dutch company, called e-Traction has developed a new type of hybrid bus. It has the same working principle, but the difference is that the electric motors are embedded in the wheels.

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