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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2018

Sound Transit breaks ground on new light rail ops., maintenance facility

The design-build team of Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Stantec, and partners will deliver the new $218 million OMF East.

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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2018

ADL, BAE deliver first ultra-low emission hybrid to London bus service

The next-gen vehicle uses ultra-capacitor energy storage to further reduce lifecycle costs..

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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2018

San Diego's MTS to add 6 New Flyer battery-electric Xcelsiors

The total cost is estimated to be $6 million and the buses are expected to arrive in mid-summer 2019.

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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2018

BYD to deliver 20 all-electric artics for service at LAX

The buses will make up the largest airport fleet of its kind in the U.S., with the vehicles being produced at BYD’s Lancaster, Calif. plant.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2018

MCI's all-electric J4500e coach successfully completes phase 1 testing

The all-electric J4500e coach is on schedule for January 2020 production and orders are being taken now.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2018

LAN to manage construction of Calif. rail project's maintenance facility

The 15,000-square-foot facility and storage tracks will accommodate six DMUs.

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NewsMay 10, 2018

MIT lab develops tech allowing self-driving cars to navigate rural roads

Today’s autonomous vehicles require hand-labeled 3-D maps, but a new system enables navigation with just GPS and sensors.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2018

BYD, US Hybrid partner for hydrogen fuel-cell battery-electric bus

The first of its kind bus will serve Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the U.S. with more than 21 million passengers per year.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2018

GreenPower sells electric shuttle to Port of Oakland

The 19-seat EV Star has an operational range of 125 to 200 miles on one charge.

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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2018

Masabi report finds riders combining private, public transit options

It also shows that their primary driver for using public transit is convenience and, as such, technologies including mobile ticketing and vehicle location tracking are having a positive effect on ridership numbers.

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