Tag: Mass Transit / Public Transit
Filipino Automotive Pioneer Releases All-New Electric Jeepney
Pioneer Philippine vehicle manufacturer Francisco Motors Corporation (FMC) officially the rolled out its electric public utility vehicle (PUV), the Pinoy Transporter. FMC Chairman Elmer Francisco told CleanTechnica in an email that his company introduced the vehicle’s final version after months of prototyping. Pinoy (meaning Filipino) is an iconic Asian Utility … [continued]
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Electric Bus Progress in Australia & New Zealand
More and more electric buses are arriving on suburban streets Down Under. Here are some snippets of news. Thanks to the folks at Bus News for the heads up. The Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, was pleased to announce on his Instagram that over one million passengers have ridden on … [continued]
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Here Comes the Infinity Train
After 3 years of anticipation, the long-awaited Gravity (or Infinity) locomotive has arrived in the Pilbara in Western Australia to be put to work transporting iron ore to the coast for shipment to China. This is part of Dr Andrew Forrest’s aim of achieving real zero across all the operations … [continued]
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Nepal’s Electric Leapfrog: How This Himalayan Nation Is Leading Global EV Adoption
Nepal, a small Himalayan nation of 30 million better known globally for its mountains, including Mt Everest, and trekking tourism, is quietly setting an impressive benchmark in the electric vehicle transition. In recent months, about 70% of all new passenger vehicles sold in Nepal were electric. This statistic is remarkable, … [continued]
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Electric Hybrid Passenger Plane In Development: The ES-30
When looking on the ClimateBase website, I noticed a company named Heart Aerospace listed there. The aviation company is located in California and Sweden and does a good job of explaining what it does immediately on its website’s homepage: electrifying regional air travel. Aviation is one of the primary contributors … [continued]
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