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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

New Flyer unveils advanced bus kneel, smart leveling system

Uses intelligent kneeling with variable-height capability to minimize slope difference between a low-floor ramp and the bus floor.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

DART's renewable natural gas contract could generate $11M

The five-year agreement begins January 1 and has one two-year option.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

Rail systems continue to make progress on PTC implementation

Safety tech is in operation on 71% of freight railroads’ required route miles, and 26% of passenger railroads’ required route miles.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

Scotland to test first autonomous full-sized bus fleet in passenger service

The trial — to begin during 2019 — will include five autonomous single-deck Alexander-Dennis vehicles.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

King County Metro launches 4 New Flyer battery-electric buses

The agency made a firm commitment to reach full zero-emission fleet status no later than 2040.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

Santa Barbara MTD adopts goal for 100% zero-emission fleet by 2030

MTD operates the second-largest active electric bus fleet in California with 14 fully battery-electric buses out of a total fleet of 112.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2018

BAE Systems delivers 10,000th electric-drive system

The Toronto Transit Commission took delivery of the milestone vehicle, which is built in partnership with Nova Bus.

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ArticlesNovember 18, 2018

Zero emissions, transit reliability may come to fore in 2019

We as an industry need to be clear-eyed about how new battery buses are, the challenges they face and the alternatives available to ensure the reliability that BRT demands.

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ArticlesNovember 18, 2018

Canadian town transforms fixed-route bus fleet to on-demand service

In September, the City of Belleville, Ontario started operating a new service, in partnership with Toronto-based technology company Pantonium.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2018

Columbus begins testing self-driving shuttle

The shuttles from May Mobility are expected to begin picking up passengers in December once testing and mapping is complete.

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