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News•by Staff•November 20, 2013

Cleveland RTA to purchase 60 Gillig CNG buses

The vehicles should be delivered in March 2015.

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Articles•Cover Story•November 19, 2013

Electric Vehicles Charge Up the Show Floor at BusCon 2013

More than 145 exhibitors showcased products and 64 vehicles were on display, including an unprecedented four electric vehicles. Safety and paratransit were major topics of focus in the educational sessions, which featured an expanded program this year.

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News•by Staff•November 19, 2013

Proterra adds new CFO, VP of sales

Dave Rich and Bill Fay come to Proterra with a wealth of automotive and transportation industry expertise and will play a critical role in the company’s growth plans.

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Articles•November 18, 2013

How sustainability can save transit agencies money, build community support

Making more sustainable choices for fuel, power and water can save big money.

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News•by Staff•November 14, 2013

WAVE Tech. to deploy first commercial electric bus at U. of Utah

The system operates by wirelessly charging the battery from a charging pad located under the road surface.

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News•by Staff•November 13, 2013

New tool calculates housing, transportation costs

The Location Affordability Portal will help consumers and communities better understand the combined costs of housing and transportation associated with living in a specific region, street or neighborhood and make better-informed decisions about where to live, work and invest.

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News•by Staff•November 8, 2013

AC Transit rolls out new Gilligs

The dark green buses are the third in a series of locally-built coaches acquired as part of the agency’s “A Better Ride” campaign and its Buy American Goods policy.

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News•by Staff•November 7, 2013

Kansas City, Clean Energy reach CNG agreement

Within three years, the agency is expected to use approximately 700,000 diesel gallon equivalents of CNG per year, which reduces greenhouse gases by 1,622 metric tons per year, the equivalent of taking 335 cars off the road per year.

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News•by Staff•November 7, 2013

U.K. town to replace buses with driverless pods

Each pod, which has a battery-powered electric motor, can hold up to two people and their luggage and travels just 12 mph.

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News•by Staff•November 7, 2013

Allied Specialty Vehicles forms bus division, appoints CEO

Will be comprised of Collins Bus Corp., Mid Bus, Corbeil, Champion Bus Inc., General Coach America Inc. Goshen Coach Inc., El Dorado National California Inc., El Dorado National Kansas Inc., Krystal Coach and Federal Coach.

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