Heliox has been granted the project for ESWE Verkehr Wiesbaden as a subcontractor of “Daimler Buses”. The first phase of the electrical bus fleet of ESWE will be 56 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses with an option for more. Heliox will provide the charging infrastructure and will be responsible for the electrical installation and medium voltage grid connection.
Since July 1, 2019 it is mandatory to build in an acoustic warning system in electric vehicles. This decision is a result of new EU legislation. It requires that the Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS) be installed in newly registered hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles - including trucks and buses - for the protection of other road users. In the EU, the warning sound is mandatory up to a speed of 20 km/h. The legislation describes in great detail how an AVAS warning may and may not sound. This applies, for example, to the minimum and maximum noise production, and to certain noise criteria.
Kamaz presented part of his specialized portfolio for the transport of crews of workers across the rugged terrain of the Kasaja steppe. Two vehicles to move seated passengers, or in the form of a motor home with integral traction.
German company in-tech launched through the pilot project "e-troFit" at the end of 2017 an electrive driveline to be retrofitted in diesel buses. Now the pilot project will become a serial product. At the end of the year, the first e-troFit buses will roll onto the road.
Otokar, one of the largest Turkish bus manufacturers, exhibited his public transport bus, Kent, at the inaugural exhibition of Busworld Central Asia in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Otokar has delivered buses in 50 countries around the world, including Spain, Germany, France, Belgium and Italy. At Busworld Central Asia besides the Kent Otokar also promoted its extensive portfolio of vehicles ranging from 7 meters to 18.75 meters in length.