Cities are turning to electric buses to decrease environmental impact while providing better service and reducing costs in the long term. The Financing Sustainable Cities Initiative helps cities accelerate and scale-up investments in sustainable urban solutions through the development of innovative business models.
The heavy-duty transportation sector contributes a third of California’s smog-forming nitrogen oxides.
An innovative UK company called bio-bean collects waste coffee grounds from coffee shops, office blocks, transport hubs and coffee factories, and recycles them into advanced biofuels.
The bus, named “Yoka ECO Bus,” will feature three batteries, three electric motors and an inverter from the Nissan LEAF.
For Volvo, this will be its first autonomous application in public transportation anywhere in the world.
The new Van Hool CX45E and CX35E models utilize the CX platform and will feature Proterra® E2 battery technology along with a fully-electric drivetrain.
Since voters green-lit the project by approving its major funding source in 2012, some $1.7 billion in economic development has initiated around the 2.2-mile streetcar line.
BYD employs nearly 800 people in the U.S., a 20-fold increase since the company began operations in the country in 2013.
The station incorporates a number of sustainable elements, including a photovoltaic roof, occupancy-controlled lighting, and the re-use of rooftop water runoff for the station’s water feature.
The order was supported by the Federal Gas Tax Fund, through which the Government of Canada provides funding for municipal infrastructure, including public transit. The funds are administered in B.C. by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.
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