May 30, 2022 - 05:21 pm
Ekoenergetyka bus charging to come to Paris
In France, the Polish charging infrastructure provider Ekoenergetyka has signed another framework contract with Paris public transport operator RATP. The contract, worth up to 37 million euros, provides for the supply of fast charging systems for electric buses.
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Nov 30, 2021 - 04:01 pm
Test centre for eVTOL trials opens near Paris
Several French aviation and transport industry players have opened a test centre for sustainable urban air mobility at the Pontoise-Cormeilles airfield just outside the French capital Paris. Trials of eVTOLs from several manufacturers are now beginning there.
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Jul 29, 2021 - 01:03 pm
Paris: RATP continues push for 800 electric buses
The public transport operator of Paris, RATP, continues its push to buy a total of 800 electric buses by 2024. New mayor follow-up orders have gone out to Irizar and Bolloré to deliver 113 and 158 e-buses respectively.
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Jun 17, 2021 - 01:36 pm
Renault’s Mobilize reveals business plans
Mobilize, Renault’s new mobility brand announced in January has just presented its upcoming projects for the next few years. With Duo, Bento and Hippo, the business unit is presenting, among other things, three fully electric shared mobility vehicles for transporting people and goods.
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Feb 27, 2020 - 02:27 pm
Cityscoot concludes successful funding round to expand
Cityscoot has concluded a financing round for 23.6 million euros. With the capital increase, the French electric scooter sharing provider wants to expand into two more European cities this year and increase its fleet to a total of over 8,000 electric scooters.
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May 26, 2019 - 01:10 pm
Paris: RATP testing Solaris electric bus
The Paris public transport operator RATP has ordered a fully electric Urbino 8.9 LE electric from Solaris for testing. The contract includes the option to increase the order up to 10 million Euros for further Solaris electric buses.
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May 20, 2019 - 05:09 pm
RATP orders 50 Aptis buses for Paris
Alstom announced another order for its fully electric Aptis bus with a tram design. After the Strasbourg transport company CTS had ordered twelve units in March, the Paris public transport operator RATP is now ordering 50 units of the electric bus.
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Apr 10, 2019 - 03:15 pm
Paris: RATP to order 800 electric buses by 2024
The Parisian public transport operator RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens) intends to procure up to 800 electric buses by 2024 in order to replace existing diesel buses and combat smog in the greater Paris area in the run-up to the 2024 Olympic Games.
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Feb 8, 2018 - 07:08 pm
Cityscoot collects fresh financing of 40 million euros
The French electric scooter company Cityscoot has secured additional financing valued at 40 million euros. They plan to seriously expand in Paris and beyond, expanding to additional cities, including Nice, and three other cities, which have not yet been decided. One is set to be in France, one in Switzerland, and one in Italy.
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