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ArticlesCover StoryMarch 25, 2019

New Financing Tools Make Electric Bus Buying Easier

With so many agencies looking to at least test electrification of their bus fleets, new financing tools could potentially help agencies do more with less.

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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2019

Proterra's 35-foot Catalyst passes Altoona Testing with record battery capacity

Distortion tests at the Altoona Bus Research and Testing Center with 440 kWh of onboard energy storage

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2019

FTA announces $85M funding for tech. advanced transit buses

The Low-No Program helps project sponsors purchase or lease low- or no-emission vehicles.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2019

BAE Systems achieves a milestone of two million zero-emission miles

Delivering battery-electric, fuel-cell electric, and electric-hybrid systems for transit buses in major cities across the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2019

BYD delivers 20 battery-electric buses to Ecuador

The bus fleet service operation is expected to eliminate 12.8 tons of CO2 emissions and the consumption of 2.9 million gallons of diesel.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2019

New Flyer unveils CHARGE H2 hydrogen fuel-cell buses

The company is the only manufacturer to offer both a 40-foot and 60-foot fuel cell-electric model that qualifies for federal funding.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2019

Alstom receives first order for Aptis electric buses

The vehicles requested by Strasbourg are designed for slow charging, at night in the depot.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2019

German transit supplier visits Greater Dayton RTA

Kiepe Electric is in the production process to deliver a total of 41 dual-mode electric trolley NexGen buses to Dayton by the end of 2020.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2019

Volvo unveils world's first full-size autonomous electric bus

Plans are in place to test the 40-foot bus on Singapore's Nanyang Technological University campus and to extend the route off campus.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2019

GreenPower delivers zero-emission bus for employee shuttle program

The Synapse Shuttle is a 36-foot purpose built all-electric bus with seating for over 40 passengers and a range of up to 150 miles on a single charge.

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