Engie to deliver 100 electric buses to Santiago, Chile
Engie will provide 100 electric buses and charging infrastructure for Santiago. The deployment is part of a wider ambition to establish a low-emission transportation system in Chile with 6,000 electric buses by 2040.
Also, Engie has issued a proposal for a light rail system to link Santiago's airport to the city, implemented an electric taxi fleet and developed an intelligent network of charging stations for electric vehicles.
Last year, Engie took part in a trial with Keolis, Navya, Here East and Our
October 17, 2018
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8849 Engie will provide 100 electric buses and charging infrastructure for Santiago. The deployment is part of a wider ambition to establish a low-emission transportation system in Chile with 6,000 electric buses by 2040.
Also, Engie has issued a proposal for a light rail system to link Santiago's airport to the city, implemented an electric taxi fleet and developed an intelligent network of charging stations for electric vehicles.
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The Navya shuttle travelled on a loop around the park and carried up to 15 passengers at a speed of up to 28mph.
The USDOT will hold its next two connected vehicle PlugFests on 13-15 May in Farmington Hills, Michigan and on 24-26 June in Palo Alto, California. PlugFests provide venues for vendor-to-vendor connected vehicle device testing to help ensure that devices and systems meet the base standard requirements and level of interoperability necessary for the Southeast Michigan Connected Vehicle Test Bed Deployment 2014 Project.
Swedish company Voi has launched its electric scooters in Lisbon as part of a wider ambition to expand in Europe.
In addition to Portugal, the company says it plans to bring its e-scooters to Italy and France over the coming months.
Frederico Venâncio, general manager of Voi Portugal, says Voi riders in Sweden have travelled more than 450,000km in Stockholm, and the company expects to see similar growth in Portugal.
“Although we want to expand rapidly, we want to do it in a sustainable way and in line
Scania is to deliver 741 Euro 6 gas buses to Bogotá, Colombia, in a deal which is expected to reduce carbon emissions by up 20%.
This deployment serves as an extension to an initial order placed by TransMilenio for the procurement of 481 Euro 6 gas buses and is part of the city’s bus rapid transit (BRT) renewal programme.
Masivo Bogotá will operate the 260 bi-articulated Scania F340 HA 8x2 buses across 18 stations on the Américas BRT line.
Carlos Ocampo, Scania Colombia's managing director, says:
More than 25 companies and Universities are lined up to present the latest technologies in advanced mobility at ITS World Congress Montreal 2017.
These will include real-time link with TMCs across Canada for virtual TMC demonstration; a data- and vision-based approach to connected traffic light implementation and predictive technology; V2X safety applications and; the safety benefits of live video at busy intersections. Participants will also be able to experience real-time space detection technology wit