MTA (metro), the largest public transporting company in California and second largest in the US, has approved a contract to buy 25 units of pure electric bus from BYD. Vice CEO of BYD expressed his appreciation towards NTA for its foresight ...
Tags: Vehicles, Transportation, Auto
Automotive electronics supplier, Paragon's electric-vehicle (EV) division has secured a EUR1.6m contract to supply battery packs for the electric bus manufacturer Vossloh Kiepe. As part of the deal, the supplier will equip a fleet of ...
Rail technology provider Bombardier Transportation has introduced the new Primove e-mobility system for the bus sector at the ongoing UITP World Congress in Geneva, Switzerland. The system allows the electric-bus to be inductively charged ...
Tags: E-Mobility System, Bus
BUQUEBUS and CTS Auto in collaboration with the Chinese automaker, Build Your Dreams (BYD) has unveiled the first rapid transit electric bus in Uruguay, South America. The BYD Electric Bus is equipped with two units of the in- wheel ...
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Chinese automaker BYD Motors has confirmed its plans to open a new facility for manufacturing electric buses in California city of Lancaster, US. Additionally, the company will open an Iron-Phosphate energy module (large-scale battery) ...
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UK based electric bus manufacturer Optare has secured an electric bus supply order from Nottingham City Council in England, Europe. Under the order, the manufacturer will supply ten units of the Optare Solo SR midibus model that has a ...
Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) is planning to start construction of a new electric bus assembly plant in Lancaster, California in the US on 01 May 2013. The company is expected to establish the assembly in a 13acre ...
Tags: BYD, Electric Bus Assembly Plant, Auto
California-based Balqon has signed a deal with China-based Sichuan Automobile Industry (SAIG) to manufacture inner city electric buses in China. As part of the deal, SAIG has purchased Balqon's electric drive system to be fitted into a ...
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Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams(BYD)has received the permission for selling its electric busses in European Union(EU)member states. The company was given the'Whole Vehicle Type Approval'by the EU,which is expected to support the ...
China-based Build Your Dreams (BYD) will establish a new electric bus manufacturing plant in California, US by 2013. The factory's location is to be declared by March or April 2013, which is to be backed up by a Warren Buffet company. ...
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Researchers at GE Global Research have tested the GE's new Durathon battery by powering an electric bus that also incorporates a lithium battery and a hydrogen fuel cell. The new development is aimed at accelerating the adoption of both ...
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SORL Auto Parts,a manufacturer and distributor of commercial vehicle air brake systems,has launched new electric air brake compressors to be used in electric buses featuring air brake system. Unlike the traditional vehicles which use ...
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Optare, the manufacturer and seller of single deck and double deck buses and mini coaches, has received four incremental 120kW drive systems from Enova Systems, which will be incorporated into their Solo Electric Bus. The company has ...
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Worldwide electric drive buses sales is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 26% from 2012 to 2018, according to a report by Pike Research. According to the report, 'Electric Drive Buses', by 2018 more than 75,000 electric ...
Tags: Global Electric Bus Market, electric drive buses sales
A top executive of Canadian based company Pristine LED claims the firm has been shut out to date from doing business with the city after opening in Windsor with much fanfare less than a year ago and hopes of providing up to 300 jobs. ...
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