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Truckmaker Iveco Group said that it has planned to restart bus production in Italy after more than a decade, taking advantage of funds from the EU-funded Recovery Plan to develop a fleet of low emission public transport vehicles. The group, which separated at the beginning of this year from former parent CNH Industrial, said its bus producing unit would apply for access to a so-called Development Contract with Italy's Ministry of Economic Development, as part of the country's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).…

BYD has won an order for four 18-metre articulated eBuses from public transport operator, Moventis, in Spain. This is a new customer for the automaker and also the first order for articulated eBuses in the Iberian region. Moventis provides intercity passenger transport in the Valles Occidental area, near Barcelona. The electric articulated buses on order are scheduled for delivery to Sant Cugat de Vallès towards the end…

Delhi Airport New Terminal. Image used for representation. (Image: Sources)Mann bemoaned that for decades only private transporters had run their buses on this route and "looted the people by charging according to their own whims and fancies"PTI Last Updated:June 11, 2022, 14:29 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has announced the start of luxurious Volvo buses from Punjab to the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi from June 15. “We have got the mandate of the people to serve the state by…

In a bid to reduce vehicular pollution, the West Bengal government is focusing on adding 2,000 electric buses to its fleet and also converting at least 3,000 diesel-run buses into CNG-powered vehicles in the next few years, state Transport Minister Firhad Hakim said on Sunday. Around 80 electric buses are currently plying the roads of Kolkata, Hakim said, adding that a pilot project for turning 30 fossil fuel-run buses into CNG-operated ones has been completed, and the results are encouraging. “We are looking for 2,000…

Oil driller Oando Plc said Monday its clean energy unit signed a deal with Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) to provide the renewable energy that will facilitate the deployment of electric mass transit buses, charging centres and supporting charging infrastructure. Oando Clean Energy Limited agreed to the public-private partnership arrangement late in April, Oando said in a statement, paving the way for the attainment of Lagos State Government’s goal of rolling out an…

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed into law SB 193, an air-quality bill which among other things creates a $65 million grant program for electric school buses in the state. A number of states and cities have committed to buying electric school buses, with thousands planned nationwide. Some places have targeted a move to 100% electric school buses in coming years, with Boston targeting 2030, New York State committing to 2035, and Nevada making a 2050 pledge. Colorado hasn’t pledged a timeline for full…

In India, the car density saw a jump of roughly 31 percent in five years (2015-2020). Mumbai surfaced as the city with the highest car density. According to recent data, Mumbai now has a total vehicle population of 43 lakh, after seeing a 112 percent increase since 2011-12. Car density is defined as the number of cars per kilometer of space. The car density in Mumbai has risen to 600 cars per kilometre of road. The number of private cars stands at 12 lakhs whereas the number of taxis and cabs stand at 1.5 lakh. As far as…

INDIAN RAILWAYS UPDATE: In a major development, Indian Railways has achieved a significant milestone by transporting another rake of passenger buses from Doddaballapur in Bengaluru, Karnataka to Chandigarh. These Ashok Leyland buses will be used by the Himachal Road Transport Corporation. “Railways transporting Buses! Indian Railways has transported another rake (2nd) of Passenger Buses from Doddaballapur of Bengaluru, Karnataka to Chandigarh. #HungryForCargo,” Ministry of Railways tweeted sharing a video. Railways…

As per the norms of KSRTC, passengers are allowed to carry luggage weighing up to 25kg along with them. (Shutterstock)A considerable number of the loss-making state-run KSRTC buses in Kerala will not be scrapped as decided earlier, but turned into classrooms, State Transport Minister Antony Raju.IANS Last Updated:May 19, 2022, 11:21 ISTFOLLOW US ON:A considerable number of the loss-making state-run KSRTC buses in Kerala will not be scrapped as decided earlier, but turned into classrooms, State Transport Minister Antony…

Maine’s first electric public transit vehicles – four Proterra ZX5 35-foot buses – went into service on the streets of Portland yesterday. Maine’s electric buses Maine’s Greater Portland Metro and Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit purchased the electric buses (model pictured above) using state and federal funding, as well as $3 million from the VW settlement program. Each agency will run two electric buses. Together they spent $5.9 million for the four buses, two bus depot chargers, engineering, project…