The French companies Alstom, NTL, and RTM have started testing the Aptis electric bus they developed together. The vehicle has meanwhile run on line 82 of the Aix-Marseille Provence Méditerranée Metropole network, under real operating conditions. Aptis is an innovative mobility solution co-developed by Alstom and NTL, the prototypes of which are manufactured at NTL’s site in Duppigheim (Bas-Rhin).
Development of an all-electric version of the Van Hool CX series coaches in partnership with Proterra, a leader in the design and manufacture of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles is underway. The new Van Hool CX45E and CX35E models utilize the CX platform and will feature Proterra E2 battery technology along with a fully-electric drivetrain designed to deliver exceptional operational, environmental and passenger benefits. The CX Electric Vehicle partnership will bring together the resources of — ABC Companies, Van Hool, and Proterra — each committed to technology innovation.
After six editions in Istanbul, Busworld Turkey is moving to Izmir from 19 to 21 April 2018 in the Fuar Izmir.
Like in previous Busworld Turkey editions, Busworld Academy will organise a congress during the exhibition and is launching a 'call for papers' to select topics and speakers for the programme.
Two 18m buses are running on route 31 and 31E, Norway's heaviest duty routes carrying 15m customers a year, around 50,000 a day.
Other electric buses are on trial in Norway but, unlike them, the BYD articulated ebuses do not use opportunity charging via pantographs and street facilities, but charge at the depot.
The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has decided to acquire 150 electric buses on lease basis soon. Karnataka’s transport minister H M Revanna said that the tender process for availing services of the electric buses would be completed soon and the buses would be inducted to BMTC fleet.