Decarbonisation
Electric, hydrogen and low-emission transport, and the road to net zero.
Karsan electric bus production starting
Turkish bus maker Karsan expects to mass produce its Jest small electric bus range from the end of November. Its batteries and electric motor are supplied…
Consensus needed to reduce emissions
Agreement is needed across political parties and industry to cut New Zealand’s transport emissions. That’s the call from Instructure New Zealand following a report through sustainability…
Shenzen reaches electric bus milestone
The world’s first major city to have an entirely electric bus fleet is Shenzhen in China, which has about 16,000 electrics. The city’s taxi fleet is…
Third Nikola hydrogen-electric truck revealed
The Nikola Motor Company has created a hydrogen-electric truck for European markets. Reservations have opened for the Nikola Tre - meaning “three” in Norwegian - and…
Video: EVs could counter central Auckland’s pollution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=2mIfCi5gojU Electric vehicles could help cut rising air pollution in downtown Auckland. Replacing diesel transport such as buses with electric is Auckland Council planning committee chairman…
The Netherlands upping electric and hybrid buses
Electric and hybrid buses are replacing pure diesel in the Netherlands where diesel buses will no longer be purchased from 2025 and all public transport buses…
Waste Management launches sustainability strategy
Environmental targets which include continuing to convert 900 trucks and 300 cars to electric are set in Waste Management NZ’s inaugural sustainability strategy. The strategy, For…
Electric trains remain
Electric locomotives will be kept on the North Island main trunk line by the Government. The 15 electric trains will be refurbished by KiwiRail and will…
Arms race for fuel cell commercials
This story first appeared in the October issue of Transporttalk – CLICK HERE to download the magazine FREE Hyundai Motor Company and Volkswagen AG have hydrogen fuel…
Waste Management’s electric innovation wins KNZB award
Waste Management has won the Keep New Zealand Beautiful award for the most sustainable large business. The waste disposal company gained the award for businesses with…