TENDERING: Energy efficiency analysis of conventional and alternative fuel buses
Serbia’s Road Traffic Safety Agency has launched tendering to produce an energy efficiency analysis of conventional and alternative fuel transit buses. Bidders seeking to look into the energy efficiency of conventional and alternative fuel transit buses have until 11:30 AM on September 23 to file their offers. The most economically advantageous tender criterion will be […]
Walk with us! – 8th SUMP Award aims to promote safe walking and cycling in European cities
The European Commission has issued a call for applications for the 8th SUMP Award, whose aim is to encourage the adoption of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) by local authorities across Europe and reward outstanding achievements in each year’s thematic priority area. This year’s SUMP Award, whose motto is “Walk with us!,” focuses on the […]
TENDERING: Bids sought to supply 25 trolleybuses for Sarajevo
The Ministry of Traffic of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Sarajevo Canton has invited bids for the procurement of 25 new trolleybuses and related post-sales services, to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), according to a notice posted on the EBRD’s e-procurement portal ECEPP. Apart from […]
North Macedonia to introduce eco stickers for cars, launch vehicle replacement scheme
The parliament of North Macedonia has passed changes to the law on motor vehicles, introducing voluntary eco stickers to mark vehicles by ecological rating and envisaging a grants scheme to help replace old cars with new ones, among other things, according to the government’s website. The main objective of the changes is to reduce air […]
E-scooters on the rise in Serbia: 35,000 sold within months in Belgrade alone
Electric scooters seem to have flooded streets in Serbia. In Belgrade alone, 35,000 e-scooters have been sold in a matter of months, public service broadcaster RTS reported. According to experts contacted by the broadcaster, the environmentally friendly mode of transportation should not be banned, but rules for the operation of e-scooters need to be introduced. […]
Slovenia’s ELES partners with Renault on e-mobility project
Slovenian transmission system operator (TSO) ELES has partnered with Renault for the first time as part of a European project in the field of e-mobility, the Slovenian TSO said on its website, adding that the project is also strongly supported by the Turin automotive industry. ELES is among 33 partners from 8 countries which have […]
TENDERING: Environmental impact study for Belgrade’s two planned metro lines
Beogradski Metro i Voz, a company set up to operate Belgrade’s future metro, has launched fresh tendering to produce an environmental impact study for the Serbian capital’s two planned metro lines. The original tendering to produce the study was launched almost a year ago, at the beginning of September 2018, but was suspended in January […]
EPBiH installs 6 e-chargers, buys 6 electric vehicles
Public power utility Elektroprivreda Bosne i Hercegovine (EPBiH) has installed six EV chargers and purchased 6 electric vehicles (EVs). The company now has 7 EV chargers and 8 EVs in total. EPBiH has recognized the importance of electromobility development in BiH. Following the first e-charger located outside of its Sarajevo headquarters, the company installed another […]