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News•by Staff•March 4, 2010

Daimler unveils new TopClass S 417

New vehicle features more than 30 improvements, including an EPA 10-compliant engine, Front Collision Guard and new driver appointments.

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News•by Staff•March 3, 2010

CALSTART to hold zero emission, low carbon bus workshop

Participants will get a first hand look at the timeline for fuel-cell buses and their projections for price reductions and full commercialization, a look at some new exciting battery electric bus technology being field tested, and hear about some truly new and very cost effective options to enhance the use of natural gas and natural gas refueling and electric recharging.

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News•by Staff•March 2, 2010

Ballard fuel cells to power SunLine buses

One 40-foot hybrid fuel-cell New Flyer bus will enter regular transit service in 2010, and an El Dorado fuel-cell hybrid bus will be operational in 2011 at the Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based agency.

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News•by Staff•February 22, 2010

U.Va. uses solar panels to power electric car

The car, which can travel about 120 miles between charges, will probably consume about 3,100 kilowatts of electricity if the car is driven about 5,600 miles per year.

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News•by Staff•February 18, 2010

Prevost launches 2010 Volvo D13 engine Website

The Website offers a wealth of detail on SCR features and benefits. Also includes answers to FAQs about diesel exhaust fluid.

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News•by Staff•February 17, 2010

Transportation projects awarded $1.5B TIGER grants

Chosen projects range in size from under $4 million to over $100 million, and are found in both rural and urban communities from Alaska to Maine and Hawaii to South Carolina.

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News•by Staff•February 8, 2010

Toyota recall impacts U of Minn. students

School has simply removed floor mats from fleet vehicles manufactured by company.

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News•by Staff•February 5, 2010

Washington State receives grant to target GHGs

The project is expected to eliminate 688 metric tons of carbon dioxide and equivalents from the air each year, or 8,250 metric tons over the lives of the vehicles.

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News•by Staff•January 25, 2010

Clean Energy to build, maintain DFW CNG station

In a related action, DFW also awarded an extension of Clean Energy's contract to maintain and supply the airport's existing onsite CNG station until June 2020.

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News•by Staff•January 15, 2010

N.Y. agencies order 92 Orion VIIs

Two agencies add first Orion VIIs to their fleets. Deliveries are set for late summer and fall of 2010.

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