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Newsby StaffMarch 31, 2014

Gov. touts Mass. agency's all-electric fleet

Also announces a new initiative, the Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicles program, which will provide rebates of up to $2,500 for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.

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Newsby StaffMarch 27, 2014

Long Beach Transit, BYD mutually terminate electric bus contract

The FTA had earlier notified LBT that BYD submitted an invalid DBE certification during the procurement process leading to the original April 29, 2013 agreement, and that the contract between LBT and BYD Motors Inc. was therefore not eligible for federal funding.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2014

BYD, Wash. transit to pilot electric bus service

Spokane Transit is participating in a statewide evaluation of one of the manufacturer’s all-electric buses. The zero-emissions bus debuted on Friday and will run on several routes throughout March.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2014

Nashville MTA orders 7 Proterra all-electric buses

The buses will serve the free downtown Music City Circuit, which is designed to help residents and visitors reach sports and entertainment venues, downtown hotels, residences and offices more quickly and easily.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2014

LaHood joins Proterra board

The former secretary of transportation led the Federal Transit Administration’s Clean Fuels Program, which helped fund the purchase of electric vehicle buses by several cities across the U.S.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2014

BYD's sub-minimum wage charges dropped

Company still paying $1,900 fine for paying workers in home currency instead of U.S. dollars.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2014

BYD all-electric bus tested in Canada

The average speed of drivers on Gatineau and Ottawa routes was approximately 15 miles per hour, and the resulting distance the BYD bus could travel at this average speed was approximately 155 miles. The bus now heads to Montreal

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2014

Mass. agency adds 3 more Proterra buses

The purchase increases the Worcester Regional Transit Authority's electric fleet to six buses — 13% of its entire fleet.

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ArticlesJanuary 14, 2014

LaFrance, local transit agencies forge partnerships, reap benefits

A lack of job stability in the transit bus industry, as well as the textile industry that services the transit market, is a key reason three transit properties and their seat fabric supplier forged a bond that has proven to be mutually beneficial to all participants.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 9, 2014

FTA offers $24.9M in LoNo vehicle emission grants

The funds are intended to encourage more widespread adoption of reliable “green energy” buses into transit fleets.

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