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EEVC 2017 – The European Battery, Hybrid & Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Congress – 14 to 16 march2017 – Geneva, SWITZERLAND
The European Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Congress is recognised as premier global platform to foster exchange of views between the R&D, the industry, the authorities, end-users and the NGO’s actors, so to develop synergies in the field of e-Mobility. More information on their website
International Rail Forum & Conference – 22 to 24 march 2017 – Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
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Urban Transport Strategies for Sustainable Development – 26 to 27 october 2017 – Catania University, ITALY
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POLIS Annual meeting – 1 & 2 december – Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
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Parking lots powered by green energy in Warsaw
The Public Transport Authority in Warsaw invests in renewable energy sources. A tender will be announced soon that will answer the question how to power the Park and Ride parking lots with green energy. The owners of electric cars may also expect to find facilities there. In the coming days the Public Transport Authority (ZTM)
The power of advertising
ME ‘Susisiekimo paslaugos’ recently took a completely different approach when it comes to promoting PT services. In the early days of Autumn advertising School ‘The Atomic Garden Vilnius‘ in cooperation with the ME ‘Susisiekimo paslaugos’ gathered together young people from Vilnius and other cities to look for innovative solutions that will promote city residents to
Hello passenger! All you need under one roof
At the end of July the ME ‘Susisiekimo paslaugos’ customer information centre was opened. Here residents and guests can not only buy public transport tickets or plan their trips, but also get parking permits and pay fees. There thousands of passengers who each day travel to and from Vilnius city, having public transport information centre
Vilnius : Bicycle-Friendly Transit = Bicycle-Friendly City
On the end of August Velobuses started to run in Vilnius city. Velobuses are special buses that that are equipped and have special designated areas for bikes, therefore public transport passengers can easily take their bikes on the road and more importantly this additional service is free of charge. It is a pilot project, therefore
The new tariff system of VOR
For the past decades there have been two different tariff systems in operation in the so called Eastern region of Austria, i.e. the three federal states Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland. As of July 6, 2016, after years of intense preparations, there is only one unified and consistent tariff system. The figures generated during the
London’s contactless payment technology celebrates its second anniversary
September saw the second anniversary of Transport for London’s (TfL’s) customers being able to use contactless payment methods to pay for travel on Underground, rail and bus services across the city. TfL is the first public transport provider in the world to accept contactless payments. Since its inception, more than 600 million contactless journeys have
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