The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), which is struggling to augment its fleet, will soon be left with only 3,775 buses. The number is alarming low considering the city needs 11,000 buses as per a government affidavit submitted to the court. A seperate cluster bus system runs around 1,500 buses.
Two electric minibuses with a capacity of 15 passengers each are now operating a 10-minute route with five stops in the French city of Lyon at an average speed of 6 miles per hour, thus setting the world record for being the world's first driverless bus service, according to the World Record Academy.
BYD, the fast growing Chinese supplier of pure electric buses to cities across Europe, today confirmed its commitment to the market with the announcement of a plant to be built in the northern Hungarian city of Komárom.
The plans require an investment of €20 million in a bus assembly plant which will eventually employ up to 300 people and be capable of assembling up to 400 vehicles a year on two shifts.
In 2017, Geneva will enter into service electric buses which need just 15 seconds of charge to run a whole 2 km. There are plans to launch these buses also in New Delhi, according to Indian media, helping the city to reduce a whopping 3.7 million tons of CO2 emissions. Geneva's public transport operator TGP, the Office of Promotion of Industries and Technologies, the Geneva power Utility SIG and ABB have collaborated to develop these buses.
Busworld Russia powered by Autotrans will open its doors from 25 to 27 October at the Crocus Expo Centre in Moscow. Busworld and its partner, ITEMF Expo, have attracted many leading Russian and international exhibitors to the well-appointed exhibition centre.
Scania, KAMAZ, NEFAZ, GAZ Group (Divisions: “Russian Buses”, “Light Commercial Vehicles”), Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ), King Long, Yutong, Neman (Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant), Webasto, Continental Automotive Rus, VOITH, Continental Tyres Rus, Camozzi Pnevmatika, RABA AXLE and many other exhibitors are ready to welcome the professional visitors from 25 to 27 October 2016 to show them their latest products and innovations.