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07/07/2011 - In the National Public Port of Baja, Hungary a modern waste logistics center has been opened on May 18, 2011.
06/07/2011 - While the major automakers whittle away on their electric car developments, a small German firm by the name of e-Wolf has been building and selling a range of electric vehicles including small scooters, full-size commercial vehicles and high-performance track cars, for several years now.
04/07/2011 - The European Electric Vehicle Congress (EEVC-2011) will be held in Brussels on 26th-28th October 2011.
28/06/2011 - If you’re in the market for an Electric car you’ll know that besides the obvious financial burden of paying for the car itself you probably want to budget a few thousand dollars extra to account for the installation of a dedicated electric car charging station in your home.
23/06/2011 - Following the success of their previous FEHRL Road Research Meetings (FeRRM), FEHRL is delighted to invite you to the 2011 FeRRM on 18th and 19th October 2011 at the Maison de l’automobile in Brussels.
21/06/2011 - You’d think that General Motors already had a pretty impressive grasp of the electric vehicle market with its 2011 Chevrolet Volt, but the automaker announced today that its investment arm was providing part of the capital in a joint $30 million venture investment in a company that makes electric busses. That’s right. Busses.
14/06/2011 - This year’s TT Zero - annual all-electric version of the iconic Isle of Man TT Motorcycle Race, has been won by British motorcyclist Michael Rutter on his MotoCzysz E1PC. Delayed by 24 hours due to heavy rain, the motorcycle race took place on the Isle of Man, and included riders from Europe, Japan and the U.S.
07/06/2011 - Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) isn’t a new concept, and is the name given to technology which gives plug-in vehicles the ability to feed power stored in their battery packs back to the utility company at points of peak electrical demand.
01/06/2011 - The President may be currently abroad experiencing the horror of European ramps, but his government has been busy at home ordering the very cars its stimulus program has helped to fund.
30/05/2011 - A car designer will head the next edition of the most important interior design exhibition in Belgium held in Kortrijk every two years.
26/05/2011 - 100 projects are now registered on the PRESS4TRANSPORT platform!!!
24/05/2011 - Remember Aptera, the plucky San Diego firm responsible for the three wheeled Aptera 2e electric car which resembles an airplane but is technically a motorcycle?
16/05/2011 - It’s a well-known fact that just like humans, electric cars work best in temperate climates. But what is the coldest temperature an electric car needs to be operational in? And just how do you test that?
11/05/2011 - FIA Road Safety Ambassador, Michael Schumacher, is calling on Members of the European Parliament to make sure eSafety systems are deployed in all new cars through legislation or voluntarily at today’s (Wed 11th May) launch of the UN Decade of Action on Road Safety in Strasbourg.
10/05/2011 - A Hungarian-owned electric car manufacturer plans to set up a 1,000 – 1,500 m2 vehicle components plant later this year in Hungary.
09/05/2011 - Vacaville, California, has the distinction of the very first public Level 3 or DC quick charging station for electric cars to be installed in the United States.
03/05/2011 - Conclusions, recommendations and debate
about improving passenger interconnectivity. You are invited to participate in the INTERCONNECT E-Conference from 3rd to 9th May 2011.
02/05/2011 - If you love the thrill of motor racing but the carbon footprint of Nascar and Formula 1 is getting you down then the decidedly lower-emissions all-electric racing offered by the 2011 EV Cup may be for you.
26/04/2011 - One of the challenges facing electric car owners wanting to venture further than the range their electric cars can provide on a single charge is where to find either an outlet or a purpose-built electric vehicle charging station to replenish their car’s battery pack.
19/04/2011 - Mercedes-Benz says it has developed an engine that meets the requirements of the forthcoming EURO 6 standard.
18/04/2011 - German electronics company Siemens is set to begin field trials of an inductive charging system, in partnership with BMW. Inductive charging is a popular concept for charging away from home - it allows for charging without trailing cables and plugs around, and without requiring charging posts lining every street.
13/04/2011 - South Korean electronics giant LG has just finished what it claims is the world’s largest lithium-ion battery plant for electric vehicle traction batteries.
04/04/2011 - The largest problem facing electric cars today is the amount of time it takes to recharge the battery pack. Unlike filling a gas tank which can take a few minutes, even fast charging direct current charging stations can take up to 30 minutes to replace lost charge.
28/03/2011 - Do you remember the shoe sized cell phones of the early 90s? Much of that size was due to the battery. Even with that large battery, you were lucky to get 30 minutes of talk time. Battery tech has made slow and steady progress since then and has been doing so for the last 40 years.
24/03/2011 - CITTA 4th Annual Conference on Planning Research - INNOVATION IN GOVERNANCE AND DECISION MAKING IN PLANNING. Faculty of Engineering – Porto, Portugal, 13 May 2011.
23/03/2011 - "MyLAND, your Land" International Symposium on Mobility, Land Use and Environmental Impacts changing times holding unchanging behaviors. Faculty of Engineering of Univ.of Porto (FEUP), Porto, Portugal, 20 - 21 June, 2011.
22/03/2011 - Just a few months in and we’re already hearing stories of electric car owners getting stranded as their new electric cars ‘suddenly’ run out of power.We’ve already examined the reasons behind why two 2011 Nissan Leaf drivers recently found themselves stranded without charge, but it got us thinking: do electric cars need to represent remaining fuel reserves differently?
16/03/2011 - The constant rise in oil prices seems to manifest in traffic levels across Budapest.
15/03/2011 - In the past few years we’ve seen electric charge stations pop up everywhere from gas stations to electronics stores and banks. But now electric car owners in the Pacific Northwest have a new place to charge: the grocery store.
09/03/2011 - We all know cars like the 2011 Nissan Leaf feature smart GPS systems capable of locating the nearest official electric car charging stations, but what happens when you combine the power of a social network with the need to plug your electric car in?
08/03/2011 - From 16 to 22 September 2010, a record 2,221 European towns and cities officially participated in the ninth annual edition of European Mobility Week (EMW) and invited their citizens to a wide range of activities promoting sustainable urban mobility.
02/03/2011 - Ever since Apple announced it would allow third party developers to build and sell applications for its iPhone smart phone, we’ve seen a whole range of applications from the silly to the useful. There’s even some fantastic iPhone apps to help you find the nearest charge station, control your electric car’s charging or even pay for charging remotely.
25/02/2011 - The European Commission announced the projects selected to receive a total of €170 million of trans-European transport network (TEN-T) funds to build and upgrade vital transport infrastructure across the European Union.
22/02/2011 - Lyon has been chosen to host the 8th of the series of European ITS Congresses on June 6-9, 2011. This city is the second leading economic centre in France and is home to major manufacturers in the automobile sector.
21/02/2011 - The TURBLOG_WW project team (Transferability of urban logistics concepts and practices from a worldwide perspective), is glad to invite you to participate in the project 3rd workshop ” Urban Logistics Solutions Case studies”, to be held in Paris on the 28th April 2011.
08/02/2011 - The European Commission intends to award grants to promote the development and deployment of telematics applications for rail passenger services.
07/02/2011 - Imagine a future where your electric car could talk to your home and chose the best time to charge itself based on use predictions, electricity costs and home energy demands. Except it is no-longer the future. Announced today as part of a joint venture between ECOtality, Inc., and Cisco Systems, Inc., ECOtality’s Blink electric car charging stations will be able to communicate with Cisco’s Home Energy Controller.
06/02/2011 - The distance record of electric cars is currently held by the Tesla Roadster with 501 km. The Japanese company TGMY plans to surpass that by a significant margin.
03/02/2011 - “Shaping Climate friendly Transport in Europe: Key Finding & Future Directions” is the title of the REACT conference which will be organized in Belgrade, Serbia on May 16-17, 2011. Call for Abstracts and registration for the conference is now open!
31/01/2011 - His party may be under increasing pressure from the Tea Party movement as it fights conservative attempts to stifle everything from healthcare reform to government spending, but President Obama is still keen to push the electric car revolution.
24/01/2011 - After initially appearing skeptical about the electric car, Audi has been busy over the past few years with a selection of plugin hybrid and fully electric-powered concepts, showing them off at prestigious events such as the Le Mans 24 hour race. But unlike the R8 e-tron, R4 e-tron spyder and A1 e-tron projects, Audi’s latest offering can fully recharge in just two hours from a standard household outlet.
20/01/2011 - The New Szechenyi Plan includes three new priorities: health industry developments, including wellness tourism, the green economy and boosting employment.
17/01/2011 - Last year Li-Ion Motors were crowned winners of the Progressive Insurance X-Prize Alternative Side-by-Side category with their suitably unusual Wave II electric car. Amidst all the controversy surrounding the X-Prize results and allegations of misconduct and fraud, court cases and even a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation, Li-Ion decided to keep a low profile, remaining quiet about their plans to bring the strangely styled two-seat vehicle to market.
10/01/2011 - Buying an electric car today is hardly cheap. With lithium-ion battery prices at around $450 per kilowatt-hour of storage, the 24 kilowatt-hour battery pack found in the 2011 Nissan LEAF weighs in at a jaw-dropping $10,800, and that's before complex battery management electronics are added. That alone helps to account for the LEAF’s high price tag. But according to a recent analysis by Deutsche Bank, electric car battery prices could have dropped so much by 2020 that electric cars will truly be affordable for everyone.
03/01/2011 - At the time of this writing, oil has sprinted above $90 a barrel, silver has jumped 80-plus percent in the last year and China just announced an 11 percent decrease in exports of rare earth metals for 2011. Will these constraints on critical resources, and their inevitable steep rise in costs and prices, kill the electric car?
27/12/2010 - What'll she do, mister? With electric cars, the response would more often than not usually be relating to the range. With Don Wales' Electric Bluebird, the answer might instead be 150 miles per hour. Maybe even 175 miles per hour. If the name Bluebird is familiar to you, then you'll probably associate it with the legendary Sir Malcolm Campbell, one of the early land speed record pioneers. In his various Bluebird vehicles he set a series of Land Speed records, and indeed water speed records.
20/12/2010 - If you were to draw up a listof places least in need of encouraging towards the use of electric cars, California would probably be right up there. As well as being the home of companies such as Tesla Motors and Coda Automotive, many EV manufacturers usually pick at least one city in the State to launch their vehicles in. Indeed, the first two 2011 Nissan LEAFs delivered to customers have been in San Francisco and San Diego, respectively.
13/12/2010 - If you’re a parent you’ll know how eager companies are to convince your kids how important their product is. Be it the latest toy, a new film release or even a holiday location, advertising companies know that pester power is one of the most effective ways to get a parent to make a purchase. If it works for toys then why not for cars?
07/12/2010 - He’s the Pontiff to over 1.6 billion people worldwide. But until now, His Holiness The Pope has attended appointments in his fleet of heavily modified and heavily armored Mercedes SUVs. But the Vatican told the press earlier to day that His Holiness was keen to partake of the pleasures of electric motoring. Nick-named the “green pope” by many in the Vatican City, Pope Benedict XVI is no stranger to environmental issues. In 2008 the Vatican installed solar panels on its roof as well as a solar cooling unit for its main cafeteria a year later.
29/11/2010 - Let’s face it: Google loves its green cars. Its also home to some of the best tech-savvy engineers in the world. Engineers who love their tech and love to innovate. So what better way to put a new electric car through its paces than make it part of Google’s GFleet - a pool of cars the Internet search giant makes available for its employees at its Mountain View headquarters in California.
22/11/2010 - A team of intrepid engineers turned explorers have just finished an epic road-trip from Chena Hot Springs Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina. Built in 9 months by a team of graduates from Imperial College London, the two-seat modified racing car drove over the finish line 135 days after it began its odyssey, powered by nothing but electricity.
16/11/2010 - ECONSHIP 2011 invites researchers with an interest in shipping, transport, and trade to submit papers and participate in the European Conference on Shipping, Intermodalism & Ports – ECONSHIP 2011 stimulating discussions on the theme of “Maritime Transport: Opportunities and Threats in the post-crises world”.
15/11/2010 - The world of EVs is a strange business. The jump from gasoline and diesel cars to EVs is akin to the jump at the end of the 19th Century from horse and carriage to motor vehicles, in the change in mindset and widespread adoption of infrastructure required.
08/11/2010 - We've taken a look recently at the five EVs we're most looking forward to driving, and another look at the five EVs you should do your best to see at the upcoming 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. We're clearly at the beginning of something big for personal transportation, an age where electric travel is genuinely a viable option for some consumers.
04/11/2010 - For the 6th consecutive time the European Platform of Transport Sciences – EPTS –
awards a prize dedicated to young transport researchers.
04/11/2010 - The Hungarian Cyclists' Club accomplished very well on Bringaexpo 2010 organised by PORT.hu last weekend. We managed to distribute thousands of flyers, a lot of prying came to our stand, several new relationships were made during the four days.
It gratifies our organization, that so many people are interested in our work, agree with our thoughts, principles, would like to join us.
03/11/2010 - PRESS4TRANSPORT participated to the fourth CLEPA Technology Day, "Green technologies for tomorrow’s mobility”, which took place in Autoworld in Brussels on 27 October 2010 and was focused on eSafety and electric cars.
02/11/2010 - Urban taxi service may be the equal of any proving-ground torture test. Taxis are driven hard, up to 20 hours a day, and must handle both bad roads and bad drivers. Those that survive without falling apart should do fine in civilian duty. Which is why Better Place chose Tokyo to test out its battery quick-swap technology six months ago--and why it's now expanding that test to San Francisco as well.
26/10/2010 - Plugging a cord into an electric vehicle to charge it up after the daily commute doesn’t take more than a few seconds, and it’s a process we do almost every day with appliances and other electric items used around the house, but that hasn’t stopped companies from attempting to take the ‘plug’ out of the plug-in electric vehicle.
19/10/2010 - As any gadget geek will tell you, the electronics retailer Best Buy is a great place to get everything from the latest windscreen televisions and kitchen appliances through to electric bicycles and even in select stores, the 2011 Brammo Enertia. We already know how switched onto electric cars Best Buy is. The electric vehicle section of its website even includes a fuel saving calculator to encourage customers to switch to electric two-wheel transport.
12/10/2010 - Now ranked as the world’s fifth-largest automaker in conjunction with its Hyundai sister brand, Kia is making strides to build a product line that reflects its status among the world’s top manufacturers. And for the South Korean automaker it means being a leader in the field of green technologies, with the focus now on a new generation of hybrids and range-extended electric vehicles.
07/10/2010 - A comprehensive study on the fairly complex licensing procedures for power plants and heating plants using renewable energy sources and for factories producing biofuels. In the light of the provisions of the new Renewable Energy Directive a coherent, cooperative regulation is needed that “streamlines” the current licensing system and “weeds out” the relevant laws and decrees.
05/10/2010 - It’s tough being at the cutting edge of technology. Just like the early days of the video cassette or more recently, the high-definition DVD wars a technology becomes obsolete before its even had chance to take off. So what happens when over 600 EV chargers in the state of California are rendered obsolete thanks to a new national charging standard?
30/09/2010 - New planning and optimization ICT solutions are available to bring to logistic operators and manufacturing companies cost reductions, time efficiency and transport load factor increase.
28/09/2010 - American-born Thomas Edison might be best known for coming up with one of history's most significant invention s, the lightbulb, but the inventor had other bright ideas too.
Just over a decade into the 20th Century, Edison also turned his hand to electric cars, as part of his vision to make the longest lasting battery in the world, according to Bob Burrell from Essex in the United Kingdom, who has just put the finishing touches to a restoration of a 1912 Edison electric car
23/09/2010 - This year’s programs of the weekdays try to make EMW well-known among citizens and harmonise with the slogan: ‘Travel Smarter, Live Better!’
21/09/2010 - Getting reborn is at the center of many world religions. And it turns out that it’s also at the center of Nissan’s philosophy for it’s EV batteries after they’ve reached the end of a useful life. Instead of being destined for landfill, Nissan aims to send batteries from its 2011 Nissan Leaf to 4R Energy Corp, a newly formed company aimed at commercialising used lithium-ion batteries for electric cars.
14/09/2010 - What, exactly, is a Townpod? We'll have to wait another three weeks to find out for sure, but from this teaser and the sparse contents of the press release, it looks like Nissan's take on an all-electric city vehicle. The unveiling will come at the end of the month at the 2010 Paris Auto Show.
10/09/2010 - At the conclusion of the ERA-NET ROAD Programme programme, a final conference is being organised to present the findings and recommendations.
09/09/2010 - ASECAP is organizing, on 29 October, the second annual EETS Think Tank on the developments in the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS).
08/09/2010 - The Hungarian Police had a 3-days speed control action from 24 to 26 August. All of traffipax equipments were in operation during this period.
07/09/2010 - Research agency Pike Research has announced that combined sales of full-electric (battery electric, or BEV) vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) will take off over the next five years to hit 3.2 million units by 2015.
03/09/2010 - ESPON 2013 Programme: New Calls for Proposals are open. The available budget is 1.950.000 Euro covering two Targeted Analyses and the ESPON Database - Phase II. Scientists and experts from universities, research institutes and companies are invited to become involved in new ESPON projects.
01/09/2010 - The U.S. military is hardly the first place you'd look to find an electric vehicle, but Canadian firm Rapid Electric Vehicles has just received a four-vehicle order from the U.S. Army for a test fleet of all-electric vehicles.
11/08/2010 - Staff and customers of Zero Motorcycles were celebrating yesterday when the company was awarded a $900,000 grant by the California Energy Commission to further its power-train development.
04/08/2010 - It appears selling cars isn’t the only way for electric vehicle manufactures to earn a buck. Thanks to California’s Zero Emission Vehicle program, some manufacturers, such as Tesla, are earning additional cash by selling their unused pollution credits.
03/08/2010 - In Brussels the European Commission has accepted the traffic safety program concerning the next decade on the 22nd July, 2010. The aimed purpose is noble and ambitious the proposed measures are comprehensive however the first criticisms regarding the program have already been expressed.
29/07/2010 - The VDL Bus & Coach began to develop two hybrid buses Urban of 12 meters, based on the model Citea fully lowered floor, to be used in the Dutch city of Enschede.
28/07/2010 - A new motorway section was given to the public on 26 July (Monday). Users don’t have to pay for this section.
27/07/2010 - During CLEAN MOBILITY INSIGHTS Conference prominent experts from science, business and politics will discuss the future of the automotive industry and its complete value chain.
26/07/2010 - The electric vehicle revolution took a major step towards becoming a reality with the Senate Energy Committee approving today a new $3.6 billion bill to support the development of plug-in electric vehicles through a series of deployment communities to be set up around the country.
22/07/2010 - As fuel prices continue to increase, the number of traffic accidents is in decline. However, the number of accidents caused by cyclists has more than doubled in recent years.
19/07/2010 - Perhaps it’s a sign of the times but almost every major automaker has unveiled some kind of electrified vehicle, with everything from battery-powered supercars to hybrid urban runabouts making their debut in either production or concept form.
15/07/2010 - As the result of a national tender, 900 Skoda Fabia, Skoda Octavia, Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Caddy type vehicles have been leased by the Hungarian Police.
12/07/2010 - Imagine going on a vacation to London, or Paris. You've just got over the jet-lag and are feeling like exploring the city. You've done all the usual tourist activities and have some friends on the other side of town to visit. Do you navigate a strange subway system, take a taxi, or make your own way?
07/07/2010 - ASECAP welcomes the adoption of the European Parliament and the Council of the proposal for a directive on intelligent transport systems (ITS) laying down the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other transport modes.
06/07/2010 - The Municipality of New Buda commissioned the experts of Budapest University of Technology and Economics to analyze the transport development alternatives. The study was made by experts acknowledged internationally. Graduating civil engineering students have also contributed with their diploma projects.
05/07/2010 - There was a time when 'electric vehicle racing' was nothing more than an oxymoron.
But Scandinavian EV company Think is about to change the status quo as it readies a race-prepared 2011 Think City to launch the 2011 CityEV class as part of the 2011 EV Cup.
02/07/2010 - The European Standardisation Organisations bodies will develop a common charging system for electric cars, scooters and bicycles.
29/06/2010 - We've told you about the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid awaiting an on-sale date later this year. Now, Ford's confirming that its ritzy cousin to the Ford Fusion Hybrid will hit the same 41-mpg city fuel economy rating.
21/06/2010 - Mira EV has created a world record with completing 1000 km run on a single battery charge non-stop, powered by Sanyo’s lithium-ion battery systems. This experiment took place on the world’s longest race course in Japan, in Shimotsuma. Organized by Japan Electric Vehicle Club, this long marathon driving was accomplished by a relay team of 17 auto-racers from a training school in Ibaraki, Japan.
19/06/2010 - UNIFE, the European Rail Industry representing more than 80% of European rail industry turnover and more than 50% worlwide, hosted its General Assembly 2010 in Istanbul to celebrate the impressive developments of Turkish rail.
17/06/2010 - PRESS4TRANSPORT has recently participated at the Transport Research Arena 2010, held in Brussels from 7 to 10 June.
16/06/2010 - On 15 June Romanian MEP Marian Jean Marinescu introduced in Parliament a Regulation on the establishing of nine new rail freight corridors.
14/06/2010 - The smart fortwo electric drive has made its debut in the United States. Smart USA Distributor LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, Inc. will launch a program this fall that will place electric drive vehicles with partners in select regions of the country.
10/06/2010 - Oslo welcomed the 38th edition of the ASECAP Annual Study and Information Days on 31 May – 02 June gathering up to 300 transport leaders, experts and high level representatives of European Institutions.
09/06/2010 - According to the moody weather in the Carpathian Basin, travellers and public transport operators have to face various transport problems.
07/06/2010 - Bugatti, the automaker that gave us the Veyron--the world's fastest and most expensive series production car--may be set to revolutionize the car industry once again. Bugatti's engineers are now experimenting with an electric powertrain that can deliver 800 HP.
05/06/2010 - Toyota Caetano and Galp Energia occupy first place on the starting grid of electric mobility in Portugal: the long-term test will shortly begin for hybrid electric plug-in car in Portugal
27/05/2010 - The European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, is planning to grant subsidies to promote transport policy objectives. The main topics selected for this call for proposals are road safety and internal market for inland waterway transport.
26/05/2010 - The main aim of EU and national road safety and risk prevention strategies to restrain fatal accidents. 2009 was the most successful year of road safety. Having a look at the actual datas, it seems to be a good direction for risk prevention programmes.
25/05/2010 - Three TEN-T new Calls for Proposals have been launched on 19 May, 2010.
24/05/2010 - There is a wealth of budding electric vehicle (EV) builders all around the country, tinkering away on do-it-yourself conversions in their backyards. Now they have an avenue to study their passion for EVs at a university level thanks to three new programs being offered by Wayne State University in Detroit.
19/05/2010 - The International Transport Forum (ITF) is an important platform for a vibrant exchange of ideas and best practices for all of us who have an interest in transport.
12/05/2010 - The French company Chronopost has launched an innovative service “ChronoCity”, a parcel-delivery service that uses electric-powered handcarts for the routes through the inner-city or for the restricted zone, combining a consolidation hub with “clean” vehicle use.
11/05/2010 - The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations will provide a $3.5 million, five-year grant to establish the Center of Excellence in Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
10/05/2010 - The rejuvenated Main Street of Budapest city center partly financed by the EU has been given to the public.
06/05/2010 - SANYO announces that it has completed installation of two “Solar Parking Lots,” incorporating solar panels and lithium-ion battery systems, and provision of 100 electric hybrid bicycles, “eneloop bike,” in Setagaya, Tokyo Japan.
05/05/2010 - General Motors is doubling the size of the largest and most technologically advanced automotive battery lab in the U.S. to expedite the development of electrically driven vehicles for consumers.
04/05/2010 - On April 26th Better Place demonstrated the world's first switchable-battery electric taxi in partnership with the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, and Nihon Kotsu, Tokyo's largest taxi operator.
03/05/2010 - The European partnership for anticipation of change was launched in October 2007 on the occasion of the Automotive Restructuring Forum organized by the European Commission.
28/04/2010 - A gathering to promote an environmentally friendly form of transport.
27/04/2010 - Transdev presents on 29th of April the latest innovation in car-sharing service Citizenn.com: the introduction of electric vehicles in its fleet
23/04/2010 - Since its launch, at beginning of March, 2010, PRESS4TRANSPORT platform already reached 32 users and started working at a cracking pace.
14/04/2010 - The city of Békéscsaba, using national and EU funding, is undertaking the development of the transport infrastructure by using the tools of transport modeling.
14/04/2010 - The project "Bike Bus" was conducted by Carris (the public transport company of Lisbon) in the summer of 2009 in and since then, thousands of cyclists have resorted to one of the 6-line bus for the Carris Company.
11/04/2010 - Personnel changes in Europe's major transport organisations.
09/04/2010 - PRESS4TRANSPORT is now available on TRKC (Transport Research Knowledge Centre) website.
07/04/2010 - For the first time in Europe, 'talking' cars have been out in normal traffic on ordinary roads on 24th March, thanks to European Commission-funded research.
05/04/2010 - The middle section of motorway M6 connecting Dunaujvaros and Szekszard was opened by Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai and Transport Minister Peter Honig on Wednesday.
31/03/2010 - On 30th of March 2010 the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria has host the seminar “Automatic systems management and availability of bicycles for shared use” about the bike sharing best practices.
31/03/2010 - On the 11th of March, the Municipal Energy Agency and the Environment of Lisbon, LISBON E-NOVA, has organized a seminar on "Changing Paradigm Mobility Associated Electric Vehicles".
30/03/2010 - In its annual road safety conference, organized in Prague, ASECAP, the European Association of Operators of Tolled Road Infrastructures presented to the EU institutions, national authorities and transport stakeholders the outstanding results achieved in the 2000-2010 decade.
26/03/2010 - Salerno, 28-30 April 2010 - Energie-Cités addresses the challenge many European cities are facing. As an association of European local authorities promoting local sustainable energy policies, Energie-Cités hopes to see that quality of life goes hand in hand with low energy consumption.
26/03/2010 - Cheaper airfare, tougher environmental- and safety requirements for cars as well as more trains across Europe. That is just a few of the examples mentioned in a new brochure issued by the Danish Ministry of Transport about the impact of EU on transport policies.
25/03/2010 - Marco Polo is the European Union's funding programme for projects which shift freight transport from the road to sea, rail and inland waterways. This means fewer trucks on the road and thus less congestion, less pollution, and more reliable and efficient transport of goods.
19/03/2010 - The Vice-President of the Commission, Siim Kallas, responsible for Transport Remarks, intervened on rail safety to the plenary session of the European Parliament Plenary session of the European Parliament Brussels on the 25 February 2010.
19/03/2010 - European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani, in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship, met with ministers in charge of the automotive industry on 19th February 2010.
18/03/2010 - Seven partners from all over Europe established an alliance to render international wagonload traffic by rail more customer friendly and efficient.
18/03/2010 - The European Commission launched a one-stop helpdesk on funding possibilities for "motorways of the sea" projects under the Trans-European Network for Transport (TEN-T) programme and the Marco Polo programme.
