Supported by funding from the Hawaii State Energy Office and the Department of Health through the Diesel Replacement Rebate Program, the fully electric motorcoaches help to meet the state’s net-negative emissions targets.
The TTC and ATU Local 113, working together with ATU International and Centennial College, have also begun work on a new system that will improve air quality.
The study also compares the actual carbon dioxide emissions of traveling on popular U.S. routes by each travel mode.
Through the partnership, Modeshift has worked closely with HPT to plan, design, and implement the mobile ticketing system, which will significantly increase ease of use for riders.
Located on a 3.5-acre campus in Newark, Calif., the facility is equipped to charge up to 40 electric motorcoaches with 20 dual-cable EV charging dispensers and can support up to 1.4 megawatts of EV charging power.
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