ISRAEL: BYD is to supply 17 battery buses to Haifa. To be operated by Egged, the 12 m long vehicles form part of the city’s 400m shekel programme to reduce air pollution.
Each bus will have capacity for 68 passengers including 31 seated. The batteries will be charged overnight, and a 6 h charge would enable 200 km of running — enough for a daily shift on many routes.
ISRAEL: Tenders are to be called ‘soon’ for the construction of two more light rail lines in Jerusalem, following the municipality’s approval at the end of June of the alignment of the proposed Green Line and the start of the approvals process for the Blue Line. The 19·6 km alignment ...
ISRAEL: Project promoter NTA has selected China’s Changchun Railway Vehicles as preferred bidder to supply rolling stock for the future Tel Aviv light metro Red Line. The contract would cover the supply and maintenance of 90 LRV cars with an option for 30 more. Further details are to be announced ...
ISRAEL: The Knesset voted to approve the bill authorising the Tel Aviv metro project on July 25, and the Ministry of Transport has given Jerusalem municipality approval to begin planning a metro. The 150bn shekel Tel Aviv project comprises three lines totalling 150 route-km with 109 ...
