UAE
In early June, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with VDL Bus & Coach to exchange experiences and knowledge related to the transition from carbon-based to zero emission operations.
Between 2009 and 2011, VDL delivered more than 500 Citea CLF-120 low-floor buses to the RTA, which have covered more than 450 million kilometres in the UAE. The cooperation with the RTA will include sharing knowledge and experiences on electric bus technologies, implementing e-bus operations in terms of vehicles, and the training of drivers, as well as charge management. Richard van den Dungen, CCO of VDL Bus & Coach, commented: “As a European frontrunner and market leader on e-mobility for the past 10 years, the expertise we have acquired in the transition from fossil fuel to zero-emission operations can be used for analysis in the UAE region. We are very pleased that RTA and VDL Bus & Coach intend to cooperate in the field of sustainable mobility.”
Ahmed Bahrozyan, CEO of the RTA, added: “Our partnership with VDL aims to exchange knowledge and experience in the operations of managing and operating electric buses, and to hold workshops and joint visits to learn about the best international experiences and practices in electric bus shelter stations, which will make it easier for the authority in this phase. In the upcoming future, stations will be equipped with the necessary infrastructure to supply buses with electric energy, and an integrated system for managing and operating environmentally friendly mass transportation in a safe, easy and sustainable manner.”
