Independent electric transport news covering aviation, maritime, buses, trucks, rail and working machinery.
According to Railway-News, SŽ–VIT in Slovenia overhauled the first Siemens-built Vectron locomotive in-house and returned the unit to Beacon Rail. The Ljubljana Maintenance Section carried out the full overhaul of locomotive 191-023.
VinFast says it plans to introduce electric buses in the US and package charging, maintenance, and operations with the vehicles. Deliveries of buses approved for US use are expected to begin in Q1 2028.
Ørsted and Skyports Drone Services completed a four-week trial using large cargo drones to carry maintenance equipment to offshore wind turbines. The test shows a potential logistics method for servicing offshore assets.
A report says Europe’s growing use of bicycles and e-bikes has created an unexpected shortage of people to repair them. The issue matters because more electric bikes are reaching the market faster than service capacity is expanding.
CATL has opened its largest Ning Service Centre outside Asia in Oslo. The site is intended to support Norway and the Nordic region with battery testing, maintenance, repair, second-life applications and recycling.
ASKO is expanding its electric truck charging network in Norway with ABB E-mobility. The update adds maintenance support and 400-kW charging for heavy-duty EVs, which may improve depot operations for electric freight transport.
Horizon Aircraft and Ontario-based Great Lakes Helicopter signed a letter of intent covering maintenance, repair and overhaul support for the Cavorite X7. The agreement matters because it points to planned service support for the aircraft program.
ABB E-mobility will operate, maintain and support ASKO’s electric truck charging infrastructure in Norway. The agreement covers a network that already includes more than 60 high-power chargers across seven cities, which have delivered over 20 GWh since 2019.