2023-09 SUSTAINABLE BUS
A new issue of Sustainable Bus is out today. In this upcoming edition, we’ve curated a diverse and comprehensive range of topics that spotlight the latest developments in the world of sustainable mobility. From cutting-edge technological advancements to market insights and industry transformations, this issue promises to be a captivating exploration of the future of public transportation. What you could fine inside? Well, a market insight will offer you a detailed look at the European e-bus market, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of the mid-2023 results. The leading e-bus market in Europe is still UK: therefore, we focused our attention on that specific market with a report that sums up strategies, focus, goals of the most prominent industry players. A technology spotlight on the delicate topic of batteries, authored by Claudius Jehle, look at battery management and strategies to ensure the smooth and cost-effective operation of electric buses (with a focus on a case study from BVG). Among the pillars of our upcoming issue you’ll find a detailed journey around the European industrial bus&coach landscape. Goal? Providing our readers insights into the changing dynamics among key OEMs in the region. We’ll be then taking you behind the scenes at the Yutong factory in Zhengzhou, that we had the pleasure of visiting in June. Let’s then delve into Iveco Bus’s growing efforts in the zero-emission bus field. Finally, last but not least, a nearly-20-pages comparison between seven 12-meter battery-electric buses, gathered together in Bonn also this year by the German magazine Omnibusspiegel. You’ll find both established players and newcomers side by side: Ebusco 3.0, Hess lighTram 12m, Ikarus 120e, Iveco E-Way, Mercedes eCitaro with new batteries, Otokar e-Kent C, Quantron Cizaris 12 Ev.
A new issue of Sustainable Bus is out today. In this upcoming edition, we’ve curated a diverse and comprehensive range of topics that spotlight the latest developments in the world of sustainable mobility. From cutting-edge technological advancements to market insights and industry transformations, this issue promises to be a captivating exploration of the future of public transportation.
What you could fine inside? Well, a market insight will offer you a detailed look at the European e-bus market, providing you with a comprehensive understanding of the mid-2023 results. The leading e-bus market in Europe is still UK: therefore, we focused our attention on that specific market with a report that sums up strategies, focus, goals of the most prominent industry players.
A technology spotlight on the delicate topic of batteries, authored by Claudius Jehle, look at battery management and strategies to ensure the smooth and cost-effective operation of electric buses (with a focus on a case study from BVG).
Among the pillars of our upcoming issue you’ll find a detailed journey around the European industrial bus&coach landscape. Goal? Providing our readers insights into the changing dynamics among key OEMs in the region.
We’ll be then taking you behind the scenes at the Yutong factory in Zhengzhou, that we had the pleasure of visiting in June. Let’s then delve into Iveco Bus’s growing efforts in the zero-emission bus field.
Finally, last but not least, a nearly-20-pages comparison between seven 12-meter battery-electric buses, gathered together in Bonn also this year by the German magazine Omnibusspiegel. You’ll find both established players and newcomers side by side: Ebusco 3.0, Hess lighTram 12m, Ikarus 120e, Iveco E-Way, Mercedes eCitaro with new batteries, Otokar e-Kent C, Quantron Cizaris 12 Ev.
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TECHNO<br />
ON THE SELF-DRIVING JOURNEY<br />
VDL Group and automotive supplier Schaeffler are<br />
jointly exploring the development and production of<br />
self-driving electric shuttles for public transport. The two<br />
companies have been showing a first demonstrator of the<br />
vehicle at IAA Mobility in Munich, in early September.<br />
The prototype integrates Mobileye autonomous driving<br />
technology. Production is planned to take place at VDL’s<br />
Mobility Innovation Centre in Born (Netherlands).<br />
VDL and Schaeffler say they are currently in advanced<br />
negotiations with public transport authorities and operators<br />
about pilot projects. According to the roadmap,<br />
testing for the vehicles on the streets will be possible<br />
most likely starting in 2025: “The target production volumes<br />
will depend on achievable sales, but they are projected<br />
to produce some thousands of vehicles per year<br />
starting in 2030”.<br />
The vehicle will offer 9 seats (6 fixed, 3 flexible) with an<br />
approximate payload capacity of 1,000 kg. Its dimensions<br />
will be 5m x 2.2m x 2.8m (LxWxH), with empty weight<br />
up to 5,000 kg. Equipped with indoor monitoring connecting<br />
to the control room, it features integrated camera and<br />
radar/lidar sensing systems. The design includes wheelchair-friendly<br />
large doors, low entry, and a top speed of 70<br />
km/hour. Germany is planned to be the first country where<br />
the new shuttles will operate, benefiting from the fact of<br />
being the first country in Europe which approved SAE<br />
level 4 for use on public roads. It’s not a bright moment<br />
for VDL: in late August the group released financial results<br />
for the first half of <strong>2023</strong>, stating that it has “achieved this<br />
year’s growth forecast in the first half of <strong>2023</strong>”, quantified<br />
in a 5 to 10 percent increase in turnover growth. However,<br />
turnover of the Bus & Coach division is down 40 percent.<br />
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