(IN BRIEF) The Scania Irizar i6S Efficient PHEV has won the Sustainable Bus Award 2027 in the Coach category, recognising its plug-in hybrid powertrain and ability to combine long-distance capability with electric operation in urban and zero-emission environments. The vehicle … Read the full press release
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Tagged 145 kW electric machines, 20 to 80 percent charging, 338 kW engine, 44 minutes, 47 percent fuel reduction, 70 km electric range, 80 km electric range, 89 kWh battery, 94 percent emissions reduction, aerodynamics, Anders Liss, Busworld Vehicle Awards, Charge Sustain, charging, CO2 emissions, coach industry, digital fleet management, Efficiency body, Electric driving, Electric mode, electrified auxiliaries, fleet performance, Forced Charging, fuel efficiency, HVO, Hybrid mode, Intelligent Energy Management, Irizar, Label of Excellence for Driveline Technology, long-distance coach, passenger transport, PHEV, plug-in hybrid coach, predictive maintenance, regenerative braking, remote diagnostics, renewable fuel, Scania, Scania Irizar i6S Efficient PHEV, Scania Irizar i6S Efficient PHEV Takes Sustainable Bus Award 2027 in Coach Category, Scania Secures Sustainable Bus Award 2027 for Long-Distance Plug-In Hybrid Coach Platform, Scania Super 13-litre engine, Scania Wins Sustainable Bus Award 2027 with Plug-In Hybrid Irizar i6S Efficient, Sustainable Bus Award 2027, sustainable mobility, tourist transport, urban transport, zero-emission zones
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has supported the start of revenue operations on the next phase of the Indore Metro Yellow Line with its India-built Movia metro trains, Urbalis Forward CBTC signalling and long-term maintenance services, extending the company’s role in Madhya … Read the full press release
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Tagged 'Make in India', 10 trainsets, 144 seated passengers, 15-year maintenance agreement, 16 stations, 16.72 km operational mainline, 23 trainsets delivered, 25 Indore trainsets, 31.5 km Yellow Line, 52 metro trainsets, 80 km/h, 981 standing passengers, Alstom, Alstom Advances Make in India Rail Strategy With Locally Manufactured Metro Trains and Digital Signalling for Indore, Alstom India, Alstom Strengthens Urban Mobility in Madhya Pradesh as Next Indore Metro Yellow Line Phase Begins Revenue Operations, Alstom’s Movia Metro Fleet and Urbalis Forward CBTC Enter Service on Next Phase of Indore Yellow Line in Madhya Pradesh, Atmanirbhar Bharat, ATP, automatic track inspection, automatic train protection, Bhopal, CBTC, CCTV surveillance, Communications-Based Train Control, empty train detection, energy-efficient traction, FlexCare Perform, Gandhinagar Depot, GoA1, Grade of Automation 1, Gujarat, INDIA, Indore, Indore Metro, Indore Metro Yellow Line, lifecycle management, Local Manufacturing, local sourcing, Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited, mass transit, Metro Rail, Movia, Movia metro trains, MPMRCL, Olivier Loison, passenger accessibility, rail infrastructure, rail maintenance, rail signalling, regenerative braking, Savli, September 7 2026, seven-year signalling maintenance, smart lighting, sustainable mobility, TCMS, Telecommunications Systems, test track, three-car metro trains, Train Control and Management System, unattended object detection, Urbalis Forward, urban mobility
(IN BRIEF) Alstom, SNCF Voyageurs and five French regions have begun commercial operation of France’s first two battery-powered regional trains as part of a national programme worth more than €41 million. Occitanie’s first battery train entered service on the Nîmes–Vauvert … Read the full press release
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Tagged 1 September 2026, 20% energy savings, 28 July 2026, 31 August 2026, 80 kilometre range, AGC railcars, Alstom, Alstom Marks Commercial Launch of France’s First Two Battery-Powered Regional Trains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Avignon, battery-powered regional trains, battery-powered TER, Carole Delga, Carpentras, commercial rail service, Delphine Couzi, direct CO₂ emissions, energy recovery, France, France Introduces First Battery-Powered TER Trains in Occitanie and Sud Regions, France Tests Battery Rail Technology on Non-Electrified Regional Lines, Frédéric Wiscart, Gaël Barbier, Hauts-de-France, hybrid train, hydrogen train, Jean-Luc Gibelin, liO train, lithium-ion batteries, Luchon, Montréjeau, Nîmes, non-electrified railway lines, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie Region, Olivier Delecroix, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, rail decarbonisation, rail innovation, regenerative braking, Régiolis, regional rail, Renaud Muselier, SNCF Voyageurs, SNCF Voyageurs TER Occitanie, SNCF Voyageurs TER Sud, Sorgues, Sud Region, sustainable mobility, Toulouse, Vauvert, €30 million regional funding, €41 million programme, €5.5 million Alstom, €6 million SNCF Voyageurs
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has delivered the first of 100 Next Generation G Class Trams into passenger service in Melbourne, Australia, under a €700 million contract awarded in 2022. The tram is developed from Alstom’s Flexity 2 design and is being … Read the full press release
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Tagged 000 jobs, 100 trams, 2, 65 percent local content, accessibility, Alstom, Alstom-Built Next Generation Tram Begins Service on Melbourne Network, AUD 40 million investment, Australia, Australian rail industry, Australind train, Dandenong, disability groups, First of 100 Alstom G Class Trams Enters Passenger Operations in Victoria, Flexity, Flexity 2, G Class tram, Guillaume Tritter, Light Rail, Ling Fang, Local Manufacturing, low-floor tram, Maidstone, Melbourne, Melbourne tram network, Melbourne’s First New G Class Tram Enters Passenger Service Under Alstom Contract, Next Generation Tram, NGT, passenger comfort, passenger service, Public Transport Users Association, rail infrastructure, regenerative braking, rolling stock, stakeholder consultation, sustainable mobility, tram maintenance, tram manufacturing, urban mobility, Victoria, Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Victorian Government, Western Australia, X’trapolis 2.0, €700 million contract
(IN BRIEF) Mercedes-Benz Trucks has secured an order for ten additional battery-electric eEconic vehicles from Frankfurt Waste Management and Service GmbH (FES), increasing the municipal operator’s electric fleet to 34 trucks. The vehicles will be used across Frankfurt for waste … Read the full press release
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Tagged battery-electric trucks, charging infrastructure, Christian Wilz, circular economy, Commercial Vehicles, eEconic, electric trucks, FES, FES Accelerates Fleet Electrification Strategy with Ten More Mercedes-Benz eEconic Vehicles, Fleet Electrification, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt Continues Transition to Low-Emission Urban Services with Expanded eEconic Fleet, Frankfurt Waste Management and Service GmbH, low-entry truck, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, municipal fleet, Pascal Scheffler, regenerative braking, Rhine-Main region, sustainable transport, urban mobility, waste collection vehicles, Zero-Emission Transport
(IN BRIEF) ZF has demonstrated its TraXon 2 Hybrid transmission, a next-generation solution for heavy-duty vehicles designed to reduce emissions while maintaining operational efficiency. Tested with European media, the system combines electric and combustion power to support both urban and … Read the full press release
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Tagged alternative fuels, Christian Feldhaus, CO2 reduction, decarbonization, e-mobility, electric motor, EU emissions targets 2030, Fleet operators, heavy duty vehicles, Hybrid Transmission, hydrogen combustion, logistics industry, plug-in hybrid, regenerative braking, TraXon 2 Hybrid, VECTO, ZF Commercial Vehicle Solutions, ZF Demonstrates Next Generation Hybrid Transmission Technology Supporting EU Fleet Decarbonization Targets, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, ZF Showcases TraXon 2 Hybrid Transmission as a Scalable Solution for Reducing Emissions in Heavy Duty Transport
(IN BRIEF) Alstom will provide SYTRAL Mobilités with 26 MPL25 rubber‑tyred metro trains and fully upgrade the automation and signalling on Lyon Metro Line D. The €303 million contract covers new two‑car trainsets—compatible with Line B’s MPL16 units—featuring regenerative braking, eco‑design, high recyclability, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, automatic metro, CBTC, Crespin, Cybersecurity, digital mobility, eco‑design, Frédéric Wiscart, Le Creusot, Line D, Lyon Metro, Metropolis, MPL16, MPL25, network modernisation, Ornans, partnership, passenger experience, Regenerative Agriculture, regenerative braking, rubber‑tyred metro, Saint‑Ouen, sustainability, SYTRAL Mobilités, Tarbes, Urbalis, Valenciennes, Villeurbanne
(IN BRIEF) Alstom celebrates the successful launch of revenue services for the Indore Metro, featuring Movia metro trains equipped with advanced CBTC signalling systems. Manufactured in India under the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiatives, the trains are designed … Read the full press release
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Tagged 'Make in India', Alstom, Atmanirbhar Bharat, CBTC, emergency communication, FlexCare Perform, India’s infrastructure modernization, Indore Metro, Madhya Pradesh Metro, Metropolis metros, Movia metro trains, partnership, public transport, rail transportation, regenerative braking, smart lighting, sustainability, sustainable transport, track inspection, train control, urban mobility
6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom was awarded a contract by UK Power Networks Services to supply its innovative Harmonic and Energy Saving Optimiser (HESOP) energy recovery system for the Victoria Line of the London Underground. The contract, worth about €1 million, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Alstom, Cloudesley Road substation, CO2 emissions, contract, control tunnel temperatures, energy consumption, energy efficient, energy generated during braking, energy recovery system, Harmonic and Energy Saving Optimiser, HESOP, HESOP control system, K Power Networks Services, London Underground, regenerative braking, Terence Watson, the Tube, trains, unused power, Victoria Line
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