EvChaja & BasiGo Collaborate With Kenya Airways To Facilitate An Electric Bus Ride For The Sustainable Flight Challenge

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 16:35:39 +0000

Kenya Airways (KQ) is participating in the second edition of the Sustainable Flight Challenge (TSFC), an initiative of SkyTeam. The initiative is a friendly competition between SkyTeam member airlines. A Kenyan Airways Boeing 787-800 (B787-8) Dreamliner took off from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol yesterday morning, and was the first Kenya Airways […]

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The First EV Charging Station Connected To Kenya’s New E-Mobility Tariff Has Been Launched

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 15:35:00 +0000

Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) recently approved new electricity tariffs effective April 1st. As part of this latest tariff review, EPRA introduced a special tariff regime for the electric mobility sector. The new e-mobility tariff has been set at 16 Kenyan shillings for energy consumption up to 15,000 kWh during peak periods and […]

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It’s Now Fairly Easy To Spot Electric Buses On The Streets Of Nairobi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 21:43:18 +0000

The transition to electric mobility is gaining momentum around the world. We regularly get updates on sales charts from several markets around the world right here on CleanTechnica. Most of the time, we get good news of record market share for electric vehicles in the new vehicle sales charts in these market updates. It’s great […]

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Maryland Cooks Up Green Hydrogen Scheme To Kill Diesel Buses

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 21:50:14 +0000

green hydrogen fuel cell buses marylandNew bus depot in Maryland blows up the Internet with solar powered green hydrogen production on site.

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Electric Bus Company Solaris Makes Two Announcements

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 12:42:58 +0000

Solaris, an electric bus company we cover often here (more on that toward the end of the article), recently had two announcements that show the company continuing its fight for mass transit electrification in Europe. In Austria, the company recently struck a deal that will greatly help the city of Lustenau meet its goals. Rheintal […]

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Metrotrans East Africa Limited Adds 5 Electric Buses To Its Fleet In Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 17:25:38 +0000

Metrotrans Ltd, one of Nairobi’s leading public transport operators, has announced the introduction of 5 electric buses as part of its fleet. Metrotrans is a Nairobi-based Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (Sacco), whose fleet plies Nairobi routes with an aim to promote efficient and sustainable public transportation systems. In Kenya, a lot of Sacco members […]

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Hong Kong’s KMB Gets Next-Generation Enviro 500 EV Zero-Emission Double-Decker Buses

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 22:55:34 +0000

The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited turned 90 years old in April, and managed to get a special treat as part of the 90th year anniversary celebrations. Alexander Dennis, a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, delivered the first next-generation Enviro 500 EV zero-emission double-decker buses […]

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Deploying Electric Buses At Airports Is Easy With This Tool

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Tue, 09 May 2023 01:43:51 +0000

As the U.S. aviation industry generates 2% of the nation’s carbon dioxide emissions and consumes 10% of transportation energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is leading the way to find pathways to sustainability, including through sustainable aviation fuels, electrification, and new transportation options for moving small groups in dense city centers. NREL researchers recently […]

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Public EV Transportation In South America

Credit to Author: Otto Gunderson| Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2023 07:17:36 +0000

The common conception appears to be that a successful transition to electric vehicles is determined by the number of passenger vehicles sold. China, Europe, and the United States lead the way in this category and are thus considered to be at the forefront of EV adoption. However, another metric should be used when analyzing countries […]

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