PASSENGERS' TRANSPORT INDUSTRY NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Belgium - European bus registrations growth
(Photo: MAN Lion's City range)
Brussels,Belgium -Busworld (Belgium) -4 May 2012: -- The European registrations of new buses and coaches over 3.5 ton gross vehicle weight grew in the first three months of 2012. During March, buses and coaches were the only segment to post growth (+17.9%), sustained by the strong demand in the UK (+86.7%) and Germany (+22.6%)...
* Germany - OECD: We need better connected transport
Leipzig, Germany -Busworld (Belgium) -20 May 2012 : -- Better connected transport will drive economic growth and better protect the environment, according to the Transport Outlook 2012 report on mobility trends produced by the International Transport Forum at the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). The new influential report was launched by OECD Secretary-General, Angel Gurría, during the Annual Summit of Transport Ministers held in Leipzig, Germany...
* Germany - TÜV Rheinland to provide European perspectives to USA: Connected Vehicle Research Programme
(Photo: BRT Istanbul)
Cologne, Germany -Busworld (Belgium) -1 April 2012: -- TÜV Rheinland’s ITS group, together with Booz Allen Hamilton, will support the US Department of Transportation (US DoT) Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office’s (ITS JPO) work to harmonise international ITS standards for connected vehicle technology...
* Chile - New global Bus Rapid Transit Database launched
Santiago,Chile -Busworld (Belgium) - 10 April 2012: -- Three global organizations — EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute’s center for sustainable transport, and the Across Latitudes and Cultures- Bus Rapid Transit Centre of Excellence (ALC-BRT CoE) — in collaboration with the International Energy Agency (IEA) teamed up to launch the most comprehensive, public database of bus rapid transit (BRT) systems around the world, http://BRTdata.org...
* Brazil - C40 cities releases interim results from Latin America hybrid electric bus test
(Photo: Eletra C40 bus 2012)
Rio Janeiro,RJ,Brazil -Busworld (Belgium) -10 May 2012: -- The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) has released interim results from its Hybrid and Electric Bus Test Program, developed in partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative, and supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). The results come from test segments run in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo; additional segments will take place there in Q2 and Q3 2012. In Bogotá and Curitiba, new segments will take place in Q2 and Q3 2012. Participating bus companies include Eletra, Volvo Bus Corporation, TATSA, and BYD...
* Hong Kong / China - To tighten vehicle emission standards
(Photo: Volvo KMB)
H.K.,China -Busworld (Belgium) -2 April 2012: -- The 2012 Air Pollution Control (Vehicle Design Standards) amendment regulation was released in Hong Kong to tighten emission standards for newly registered vehicles to European levels, according to the Hong Kong government website...
* USA - Requires ESC on large commercial buses
* UK - Low carbon bus funding: Third round
(Photo: Wrightbus Enova)
London,EN,UK -Busworld (Belgium) -4 April 2012: -- The British Government recently announced the winning bids under the third round of the Green Bus Fund for hybrid, electric and gas buses. The £31 million Green Bus Fund will see 439 new low carbon buses come to UK roads, the majority of which are expected to be manufactured in the UK...
* UK - Aries takes its safety solutions
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