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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2016

Proterra announces battery tech advancements for heavy-duty transit

Improved Catalyst® XR Transit Vehicle will deliver 28% more range from the same storage volume.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2016

Proterra launches EV simulator to demo battery-electric transition

Designed to visualize mass transit networks and to assess the cost savings, performance improvements and environmental benefits of battery-electric transport.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2016

MIT reveals Hyperloop pod design

The pod utilizes a passive magnetic levitation system that incorporates two arrays of 20 neodymium magnets, according to MIT Hyperloop's website.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2016

Fla.'s Lee Tran adds more propane autogas vehicles to paratransit fleet

The new vehicles increase the public transit agency’s propane fleet to 20, or 45% of its entire paratransit fleet.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2016

REV Group returns to BusCon show floor

REV Group will mark its return with 4,250 sq. ft. booth, which will showcase all seven of its brands, including the entrance of Collins Bus into the commercial bus market and much more.

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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2016

ABC delivers Van Hool double-decker coach to Thrasher Brothers

Also announced that its Winter Garden, Fla. location has received the Environment & Safety Elite Award.

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Newsby StaffMay 5, 2016

Flores joins STV as VP, transportation & infrastructure

Flores’s multi-faceted project management background runs the gamut of infrastructure improvement projects, signals and systems design, and resiliency initiatives.

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Newsby StaffMay 5, 2016

Zipcar, ODOT and Amtrak launch multimodal connectivity program

'Zip and Ride' program will place Zipcars within walking distance of three Amtrak Cascades train stations (Portland Union Station, Salem Station, and Eugene Depot) and promote more connected, cost-effective travel options for train riders.

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Newsby StaffMay 3, 2016

SunLine Transit adds first all-electric BYD bus

The buses are equipped with BYD-designed and built iron-phosphate batteries, delivering 324 kWh of power that come with a 12-year warranty, the industry’s longest electric-battery warranty available.

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Newsby StaffMay 2, 2016

Robotics co. secures $2M to deploy autonomous campus shuttle

Auro Shuttles are equipped with lasers, camera, radar and GPS providing it a complete 360-degree vision under all environmental situations.

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