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UITP and ETF call for faster implementation of National Recovery and Resilience Plans
UITP and ETF are advocating for the swift implementation of pledged urban mobility reforms and investments by the European Commission and Member States.
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Innovation is only real when shared: How the bus remains the staple of public transport through international collaboration
Considered perhaps the most prominent staple of public transport everywhere, it is precisely the bus that keeps on innovating - even resurrecting – its image. For Intelligent Transport, the Bus Unit of UITP discusses the joint global efforts from the entire sector to keep creating services that make people want…
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Regulating micro-mobility based on incomplete data sets?
Welmoed Neijmeijer, Co-Chair of Micro-Mobility for Europe and Head of Public Policy – Micromobility & Carsharing at Bolt, and Sebastian Schlebusch, Head of Market Development at Dott, share exclusive insight into MMfE’s recent publication of aggregated micro-mobility incident data, which aims to put the data into a relative context and…
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European Commission proposes ambitious CO2 targets for buses and heavy-duty vehicles
The European Commission proposes new CO2 targets for heavy-duty vehicles, with the aim to cut emissions, boost the clean technology industry and achieve all-new zero-emission city buses from 2030.
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New UITP project brings electric BRT solutions to urban transport
UITP's new eBRT2030 project aims to reduce emissions, pollutants and congestion in urban transport through innovative electric bus rapid transit solutions, tested in real-life demonstrations across Europe and beyond.
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New project to advance large-scale roll-out of user-centric autonomous vehicle services
The European Union's new project aims to foster the integration of autonomous vehicles into cities' public transport networks with on-demand services, in order to allow for more sustainable, accessible and inclusive mobility.
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Mobilising momentum to improve transport’s gender diversity
POLIS Network's Isobel Duxfield shares her thoughts on the gender imbalance within the transport industry, and provides exclusive insight into the SUM4All project, which is working to produce a practical guide to and toolkit for the essential changes which need to be made to secure greater female participation in the…
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Bolt’s new ‘share your car’ feature to allow users to rent out their cars
Bolt's new feature will give people the opportunity to earn an additional monthly income by renting out their car through its app, as the cost-of-living continues to rise across Europe.
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Arriva awarded €5.3 million funding to support European Union environmental programmes
The new funding will allow Arriva businesses in Italy, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia and The Netherlands to work together with partner organisations to support three different European Union environmental programmes.
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The potential of modular electric vehicles for sustainable urban freight transport
Alkè, Applus+ IDIADA and Bax & Company – together with six other European partners – are co-developing the next generation of electric utility vehicles as part of the URBANIZED initiative. The modular approach will enable the production of more affordable, easily swappable, multi-purpose cargo bodies that are adaptable to fluctuating…
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Alternative fuel for all: Keolis Group’s shift from diesel-powered vehicles
Bruno Lapeyrie, Director of Energy Transition – Bus at Keolis Group, discusses the range of alternative power solutions that the operator has implemented on 5,000 of its buses – representing almost a quarter of its total 23,000-strong bus fleet – and highlights the importance of making this shift away from diesel-powered…
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Voi Technology announces re-launch of e-scooters in Madrid
Following a two-year wait, riders in Madrid are now able to benefit from Voi Technology’s e-scooters once again, with a fleet of 440 e-scooters set to be available to serve the Spanish capital by the end of March 2022.
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What did COP26 really mean for public transport?
Two months on from COP26 in November 2021, Osborne Clarke’s Michael Kruger and Shraiya Thapa consider whether enough of the conference's conversations translated into meaningful progress and highlight the areas where more work needs to be done as the world plans for a transition to net zero.
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How can autonomous vehicles contribute to sustainable mobility planning?
SHOW is the flagship pan-European initiative that is piloting autonomous vehicles (AVs) and working to define a tipping point in AV development timelines to make them a reality of tomorrow. Building upon the 13 relevant use cases identified in the former SPACE project, it is focused on concretising the formula for the…
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De Lijn approves order of 60 new electric buses for Flanders, Belgium
The approval for the order of the new electric buses represents another step by De Lijn towards operating a fully zero-emission fleet by 2035.
