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Volvo to start selling heavy hybrid trucks

February 2, 2012

Volvo Trucks has announced that it is starting to sell heavy hybrid trucks following a series of comprehensive field tests. In June, limited series production of approximately 100 hybrid trucks will get under way.

Gatso to expand in Australia

February 2, 2012

Following the acquisition of Australian vehicle enforcement systems supplier, Aspect Traffic, leading traffic enforcement specialist Gatsometer has announced it is branching out into Australia.

Q-Free wins its second tag order from South Africa in as many months

February 2, 2012

Q-Free has received its second multi-million dollar tag order from ETC, a joint venture led by Kapsch TrafficCom in South Africa, for use on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project.

URS to operate Missouri DOT's Gateway Guide TMC

February 2, 2012

URS has been awarded a two-year contract, with the option for a two-year extension, by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to provide operations and support services for the Gateway Guide Transportation Management Centre (TMC) located in St. Louis, Missouri. The centre monitors over 350kms interstate utilising nearly 500 sensors and 250 traffic cameras in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.

ASK contactless coupler in 1,500 Mobi.e EV charging points

February 2, 2012

ASK, a leading manufacturer of contactless products, has been selected to supply CPL108 contactless couplers, to be integrated into all recharging points of Portugal’s Mobi.e nationwide EV charging network.

DC selects Parkmobile for city-wide pay by phone parking

February 2, 2012

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Parkmobile have announced a programme that will allow residents, workers and visitors to use their mobile phones to pay for parking at all of the approximately 17,000 on-street metered spaces throughout the District of Columbia.

Hawaii to deploy public EV charging points

February 2, 2012

Hawaii’s Lt. Governor Brian Schatz has announced that AeroVironment has been selected to help lead the way to a cleaner transportation future through an $820,000 contract from the Hawaii EV Ready Grants Programme.

ADB to provide loan for e-trikes

February 2, 2012

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is ready to provide a loan package worth up to US$500 million for developing an electric tricycle (e-trike) system in three to five years.

Full-LED lighting technology for Audi A6

February 2, 2012

Automotive lighting and electronics specialist Hella is providing an optional full-LED headlamp system with adaptive front lighting for the 2011 Audi A6.

Potential game-changing MoU on tolling and ITS market cooperation for North America

February 2, 2012

Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS Corporaton and Federal Signal Corporation have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding after substantial discussions during the past few months regarding ways in which the two organisations might cooperate and jointly pursue mutual business interests in North America.

Version 2.0 of Canada's ITS architecture

February 2, 2012

Version 2.0 of Canada’s ITS Architecture has been announced. Now more closely aligned with the United States National ITS Architecture, Version 6.1, it provides a TURBO Tool and guidelines for the development of regional ITS architectures.

UK funds plug-ins

February 2, 2012

The UK Government has announced that it will provide grants of 25 per cent towards the cost of a new, plug-in electric car, capped at US$7,630.

Next-gen battery cell collaboration

February 2, 2012

Tesla Motors and Panasonic are collaborating to develop next-generation battery cells for Electric Vehicles (EVs).

Taiwan quantifies ETC savings

February 2, 2012

Last year Taiwan saved more than US$18.75 million in energy conservation and carbon emission reductions in 2009 thanks to the use of an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system on the country’s freeways, the Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau has announced.

Autotoll wins Hong Kong transport contracts

February 2, 2012

Autotoll, Hong Kong’s leading ITS and RFID services provider in the transport and logistics sectors, has won contracts for three projects for Hong Kong’s Transport Department.