The White House announced a plan this week to ban the sale or import of connected vehicles containing “specific pieces of hardware and software” that could be made in China or Russia, citing national security fears. While the …
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Monday’s Friday Reads – 16 September 2024
• Liverpool: Farewell tour marks end of the line for 1970s trains (BBC News) • Transit App Now Provides Safety-First Bike Directions (Streetsblog) • A little love for the Post Office and its new trucks …
Continue readingBucharest trolleybus system ordered new battery trolleybuses, but infrastructure is decaying (UrbanTransport)
Like stories from other parts of the world, the condition of the trolleybus network in Bucharest, Romania started to look pretty bleak in the last decade. No new investments in the overhead wire infrastructure were …
Continue readingChiltern Railways cancels call for battery train proposals (RailBusinessUK)
Chiltern Railways has discontinued its call for proposals for the supply of a fleet of battery-electric multiple-units. In September 2022 the operator invited proposals for the supply of between 30 and 70 new, existing or converted …
Continue readingThe 3rd best-selling electric vehicle in America is an e-bike (Electrek)
In a world where electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, it’s no surprise that the Tesla Model Y and Model 3 are the best-selling EVs in the United States. But what if I told you …
Continue readingEV batteries old & new could be a solution to grid storage (Anthropocene)
A new study suggests vehicle-to-grid technology and reused old EV batteries could meet all of the EU’s need for battery storage—and then some. Decarbonizing society will require massive amounts of battery storage, both to power …
Continue readingSodium-ion batteries in the USA – Beating China at their own game: Video (JustHaveAThink)
China has cornered the market in green energy transition technologies in recent years, and very effectively gained control of raw material supply chains so any other country has to go through them to get things …
Continue readingWires Becoming Charging Infrastructure For In Motion Charging Trolleybuses (UITP)
State-of-the-art in motion charging (IMC) trolleybuses are embracing a new technology for a new era of flexible yet high-capacity public transport. These electric buses charge dynamically while operating via an overhead contact network and can …
Continue readingAmount of copper needed to build EVs ‘impossible for mining companies to produce’ (E+T)
Copper cannot be mined quickly enough to keep up with current policies requiring the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), according to a University of Michigan study. Copper is fundamental to electricity generation, distribution and storage. …
Continue readingAre long-haul electric trucks a viable alternative to diesel trucks? (Transport&Environment)
This study investigates the feasibility of long-haul electric truck (e-truck) adoption as a competitive alternative to diesel trucks from a truck carrier’s point of view, which can shed light on policy to boost e-truck adoption …
Continue readingNew eBRT2030 publication lays out electric bus rapid transit future innovation (UITP)
By the turn of the 21st century, already 25 cities globally had implemented BRT systems. Fast forward to 2022, and worldwide there are 191 cities with operating BRT systems, with 76 BRTs opening in the …
Continue readingSeattle to add battery buses that use wireless inductive charging (SmartCitiesDive)
Dive Brief Dive Insight With more than $20 billion in grants available for bus purchases and supporting infrastructure through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, orders for zero-emission transit buses by transit agencies jumped 66% in 2022 over the …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 19 February 2024
• Tickets, please! You may not like the name, but you’re welcome on London’s Windrush line (The Guardian) • Northern using AI to trial British Sign Language announcements on trains (Rail UK) • Europe Train …
Continue readingLithium, the False Profit of Electrification: Video (PeterZeihan)
Lithium has played an important role in the green transition and remains a crucial resource for the future of electricity; however, it’s not going to be all sunshine and rainbows for lithium… While lithium is …
Continue readingStationary energy storage system using 2nd hand ebus batteries starts operation (UrbanTransport)
The life cycle of a drive battery does not necessarily end after having been used in a vehicle. The GUW+ pilot project at Üstra Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe AG, to which Daimler Buses is a partner, demonstrates …
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