New EU rules have been adopted today to ensure the build-up of alternative refuelling points across Europe with common standards for their design and use, including a common plug for recharging electric vehicles. Member States must set and make public their targets and present their national policy frameworks by end-2016.
“Alternative fuels are key to improving the security of energy supply, reducing the impact of transport on
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At this year’s Innotrans 2014 convention there was a considerable number of exhibitors from around the world who are engaged mainly in rail and its infrastructure, vehicles, innovation, software and systems for managing transportation, and so on. Even the fair is primarily focused on the railway and new vehicles, surprisingly there were many exhibitors who deal with innovation in public transport, development of technology and software for tracking
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InnoTrans Berlin is the only place in the world where at one point in such numbers can gather all the experts, and railroad enthusiasts. Biggest fair in the world with train theme that offers “from a needle to locomotive” and equipment for vehicles and infrastructure and also software solutions for improved coordination of transport and presentation opportunities.
The focus of this year at InnoTrans in Berlin was on innovations and product premieres. The fair was attended by more than 2700 exhibitors from 55 countries.
The fair this year showed a series of railway vehicles in the outdoor exhibition on the line outside the exhibition halls. The fair was divided into five segments: railway technology, railway infrastructure, public transport, interiors (including travel hospitality and comfort),
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