DB ESG, a specialist provider of rolling stock engineering solutions for the UK rail industry, has secured funding from InnovateUK for a project that aims to reduce rail vehicle emissions using hydrogen-powered carbon clean and …
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How Madrid’s LEZ revolutionised air quality (CitiesToday)
Madrid’s low emission zone (LEZ) has been a long time in the making. As of January 2025, it’s fully implemented and covers the entire municipal area. Madrid’s journey with its LEZ began in 2018 with …
Continue readingTrolleybuses Are Being Forgotten in Seatle’s Rapid Transition to Battery Buses (Urbanist)
This March, when Seattle City Light took to social media to celebrate the groundbreaking of King County Metro’s first bus base solely dedicated to battery electric buses in Tukwila, many transit advocates raised an eyebrow at the …
Continue readingNYC Metro-North Commuter Railroad to Operate Electric-Battery Locomotives in Penn Station (RailwayAge)
MTA Metro-North Railroad on Feb. 24 announced details of a major expansion of the agency’s railcar fleet, unveiling plans to add new trains that will provide New Haven Line Service to Penn Station and four …
Continue reading10,000, 3 wheel, battery swapping, electric putt-putts EVs to roll out across India (Electrive)
The collaboration between Rapido and IndoFast Energy promises to facilitate the deployment of 10,000 Piaggio electric three-wheelers with swappable batteries across India. Leading Indian ride-hailing platform Rapido has announced a joint venture between IndianOil and …
Continue readingHow do Solar Railways Work? Green Light for Swiss Pilot Project (Euronews)
After long delays, the removable PV system will finally be tested on a western track next spring. Solar panels are set to be rolled out “like carpet” on railway tracks in Switzerland in a world-first. …
Continue readingNew, stronger batteries to boost Seattle’s trolley bus fleet (MetroMatters)
Electric trolleys are Metro’s original zero-emission fleet. Our 174 “trackless trolleys” are preparing to get a power boost that will increase their ability to travel farther off wire and prepare them for continued service to …
Continue readingSwitzerland authorizes removable Photo Voltaic panels between railway track (PVMagazine)
Swiss startup Sun-ways is planning to build a 18 kW pilot PV system between the racks of a 100m linear section of a railway line in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. Switzerland’s Federal Office of …
Continue readingCaltrain’s new electric train line is more efficient than expected (MassTransit)
Caltrain is reporting that its new electric trains are outperforming the agency’s original projects. Announced during the monthly board of directors meeting, the agency reported that regenerative braking on the new trains is generating and sending back …
Continue readingUK Gov’t urged to Enable Solar Carport Potential as Sunshine Bill Returns to Parliament (E+T)
Renewable energy company RenEnergy is urging the government to tap into the potential of installing solar PV panels on the roofs of commercial carports across the UK. The Sunshine Bill, formally known as the ‘New …
Continue readingEV batteries might last a lot longer than we thought (AirQualityNews)
Researchers in America have found that the way we have been testing the lifespan of electric vehicle batteries is flawed and most may last around 40% longer than previously thought. The traditional way to test …
Continue readingThe 7th trolley:motion electric bus conference report (UrbanTransport)
What could be a better place to hold this year’s electric bus conference organised by the trolley:motion association than the Czech capital Prague? Not (only) due to its tourist appeal, of course, but above all because of …
Continue readingThe Startups Developing Lithium-Sulfur High Density, Low Cost Batteries (Heatmap)
By the time the Swedish battery giant Northvolt declared bankruptcy last month, a well-funded U.S. startup, Lyten, had already swooped in to snatch up the company’s previously shuttered Bay Area factory. With China flooding the market …
Continue readingThe European EV Battery Building Paradox: Northvolt’s Bankruptcy & China Supremacy (Autonomy)
It appears that Northvolt will enter Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week; a troubling development given that no other European startup has raised as much money and carried as much responsibility for Europe’s green industry ambitions. …
Continue readingSolar panels added to railway noise barrier (RailwayGazette)
LITHUANIA: A lineside noise barrier incorporating solar panels to generate electricity has been installed at Juodšiliai to the south of Vilnius. The 22·2 kW solar power plant installed by infrastructure manager LTG Infra and SoliTek …
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