INDUSTRY FOCUS: Alternative Propulsion Systems 1. Introduction In the last few years, transport planners have increasingly been concerned about the need to move towards a low carbon/zero carbon future. Even for cities with extensive electric …
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King’s Cross upgrade to add ECML rail freight paths (RailFreight)
A programme to upgrade the entire UK East Coast Main Line is reaching deep into the southern terminus of the line. Rail freight is playing a significant part in the project. It will also be …
Continue readingCanada investing in 5,000 electric buses (ReNewCan)
Today, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne announced $2.75 billion in funding over five years, starting in 2021, to enhance public transit systems and switch …
Continue readingNew £120m zero emission bus ZEBRA scheme launches (AirQualityNews)
Transit agencies must lead MaaS growth: report (SmartCitiesDive)
For transit agencies to integrate mobility-as-a-service (MaaS), they must play a leading role in decision-making and not leave it all to the private sector, according to a report published last week by transportation management platform Populus. The …
Continue readingWhy the UK needs a National Travel Smartcard (SteveChambers)
Car, motorcycle Cos now making e-bikes (NYTimes)
EV car batteries use far less raw materials than gas cars (Transport&Env)
An electric vehicle (EV) battery uses up just 30kg of raw materials with recycling compared to the 17,000 litres of petrol burned by the average car. That’s according to a new study that shows Europe’s current crude …
Continue readingThames Clippers wins Hammersmith Bridge ferry contract (IanVisits)
Osborne Effect: why new cars will be all electric in 6 years (TheDriven)
The focus is very much on the future, and what is likely to happen when the “ticket price” of electric cars falls closer to that of their petrol and diesel equivalents, spurred on new emission …
Continue readingNew cargo-tram test in Karlsruhe, & other European examples (MediaRail)
NR save £40m with new electric resistant paint (RailTechMag)
In a revolutionary world-first, electric resistant paint combined with voltage-controlled clearance (VCC) has helped make a Victorian railway bridge ready for new electric trains, avoiding weeks of passenger disruption and train delays in the process. …
Continue readingTesla revolutionizing e-scooter batteries (BirdCities)
For a man who prefers rockets and roadsters to micromobility, Elon Musk is—perhaps inadvertently—playing a key role in revolutionizing a core component of e-scooter technology: the battery. Onstage at Tesla’s most recent Battery Day event, the …
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