Tata Motors signed a contract to supply 25 of its Starbus diesel series hybrid electric buses to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The contract is the single largest order awarded for hybrid electric vehicle technology, Tata Motors said. The company did not disclose the value of the contract.
NGVA Europe, the region’s industry association that promotes the use of natural gas and renewable methane as a fuel mainly in vehicles and ships, says in a recent press release that natural gas vehicles offer large opportunity for rapid reduction of GHG emissions within Europe’s upcoming strategy on decarbonisation of transport: Changing to natural gas vehicles today makes it possible to reach the 2030 target of 30 percent greenhouse gas emissions reduction coming from road transport ahead of time.
According to research conducted by the European Space Agency (ESA), atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide levels are continuing to rise, despite global efforts to lower emissions. The data was gathered by the European Space Agency's (ESA) long-serving Envisat probe, combined with readings from Japan's GoSat mission.
Van Hool, the independent manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, will be showcasing its first fully electric trambus, Exqui.City, at “Transports Publics 2016”, the international trade fair for public transport, which will be held in Paris from 14 to 16 June. This brand new trambus is 18.61 metres long, carries 107 passengers and has a range of 120•km. The order for 2 fully electric Exqui.City trambuses will be completed this summer for Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein GmbH (VHH), a local public transport company from Hamburg, Germany.
Coming June, Scania, part of Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH, will begin delivering 51 hybrid Scania Citywide buses to Madrid. These complete buses feature cost-saving and emission-reducing hybrid technology that meets the EU suburban and short distance Class II regulations.