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NewsAugust 14, 2020

New Flyer to Provide ETS Clean-Diesel Buses

The contract follows multiple prior orders from ETS, with New Flyer having delivered over 1,100 buses to the agency since 1992.

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NewsAugust 14, 2020

DART Awards $4M CNG Fueling Contract

The one-year contract begins Oct. 1, helping DART achieve fuel price stability needed in the current 20-year financial plan for their 674 CNG buses.

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NewsAugust 13, 2020

DART Installing Masks, Sanitizer Dispensers on All Vehicles

The agency plans to have dispensers available to assist customers on each of their more than 600 buses, 160 light rail vehicles, and four Dallas streetcars by the end of August/early September.

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NewsAugust 12, 2020

AECOM-sponsored Think Tank Lands $26M Grant to Accelerate Electrification

ASPIRE — Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification — will focus on developing new infrastructure that facilitates widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

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NewsAugust 12, 2020

Idaho’s MRTA Starts Work on Bus Electrification

To provide owner’s engineer services and design the new chargers and transformers, MRTA has hired Hailey-based POWER Engineers Inc.

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NewsAugust 12, 2020

WAVE Project Provides Glimpse into ‘Charge-Neutral’ Scenario

Using wireless, inductive power transfer pads embedded in the roadway, AVTA’s electric vehicles can seamlessly charge while on route, drastically reducing the need for large battery packs and cumbersome charging stations.

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NewsAugust 11, 2020

IndyGo Partners for Data Mapping Mobility Project

The project will result in a visual map of the level of difficulty to traverse the area, especially for individuals who use a wheelchair or have limited mobility.

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NewsAugust 11, 2020

FTA Awards $464M in Bus Infrastructure Grants

A total of 96 projects in 49 states and territories receive funding from FTA's Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program.

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NewsAugust 10, 2020

Collins Bus Introduces 'CLEAN and SHIELD' Sanitization Program

The powerful, proprietary, no-rinse, no-wipe, one-step, all-purpose “cleaner, deodorizer, disinfectant and anti-allergen” is fogged onto a vehicle’s passenger cabin surfaces and throughout its HVAC system to sanitize, deodorize, and disinfect.

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NewsAugust 10, 2020

AC Transit launches Tempo BRT system

The history-making Tempo system is a $232 million investment in the East Bay communities and seamlessly integrates the frequency of light-rail train service, but instead delivers unparalleled bus frequency through a nearly 10-mile network of dedicated and painted bus-only lanes.

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