Tag Archives: urban transport

Inauguration of Agra Metro Marks Milestone in Sustainable Urban Transport: A Visionary Step Toward Preserving Cultural Heritage

(IN BRIEF) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, virtually inaugurated the first 6 km section of the Agra metro, alongside Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath and other dignitaries. Funded by a €450 million loan from the European Investment Bank … Read the full press release

CAF Takes Center Stage at Rail Live Madrid: Unveiling Innovations in Urban Transport

(IN BRIEF) Rail Live Madrid, the premier event in the Spanish railway industry, is set to convene from November 29 to December 1 at IFEMA Madrid. CAF, serving as the Title sponsor, will use this platform to unveil its cutting-edge … Read the full press release

Vilnius to become the first EBRD Green City in the Baltic states with modern trolleybus fleet

(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €38.23 million loan to Vilnius’ urban transport company, JSC Vilniaus viesasis transportas (VVT), to upgrade its trolleybus fleet to modern standards. The investment will help VVT purchase … Read the full press release

Connected Cities Initiative Leads to 11 Million Euro MaaS Contract for Indra

(IN BRIEF) Indra, a technology engineering company, has been chosen to develop a Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform for six Spanish cities: Valencia, Valladolid, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Gijón, Logroño, and Fuenlabrada. The platform will integrate all public and private transport services into one app … Read the full press release

EBRD welcomes Istanbul as the 47th member of EBRD Green Cities urban sustainability programme

EBRD President Renaud-Basso and Istanbul’s Mayor sign accord Turkish metropolis to scale up urban regeneration with new metro line EBRD to help design tailor-made environmental improvement plan for Istanbul (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — EBRD announces that Istanbul, … Read the full press release

Carlsberg Group’s subsidiary in Switzerland orders 20 D Wide Z.E. electric trucks from Renault Trucks

Carlsberg Group's subsidiary in Switzerland orders 20 D Wide Z.E. electric trucks from Renault Trucks

(PRESS RELEASE) SAINT-PRIEST, France, 6-Feb-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Renault Trucks has announced that Carlsberg Group‘s subsidiary in Switzerland, the Feldschlösschen brewery, has ordered 20 D Wide Z.E. electric trucks. The 100% electric 26-tonne trucks will be delivered in 2020 and … Read the full press release

Scania’s 2030 vision for urban transportation: NXT concept vehicle

(PRESS RELEASE) SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, 12-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Scania has just unveiled self-driving battery electric urban concept vehicle called NXT. The concept vehicle has been designed with flexibility in mind – it can shift from transporting commuters to and from … Read the full press release

Alstom to develop urban transport in Baghdad and Basra

Saint-Ouen, France, 08-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iraqi government for the development of urban transport in Baghdad and Basra. The MoU was signed during the Franco-Iraqi government authorities meeting, in the presence of … Read the full press release

ZF Friedrichshafen AG introduces all-electric central drive for buses, coaches and delivery trucks for urban transport

New all-electric central drive designed particularly for city buses and delivery trucks. AVE 130 electric portal axle is already a volume-production solution for low-floor buses; its modified concept excels in the Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck. TraXon Hybrid enables heavy trucks to … Read the full press release