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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2013

Lightning Hybrids, National Fleet partner for hydraulic tech distribution

Partnership will provide access to the hydraulic hybrid-drive system to fleets in New England and the Mid-Atlantic regions.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2013

U. of Utah electric shuttle bus plans advancing

Will begin running a prototype of the bus from campus housing to its main campus in the fall. Officials are also planning an extension of the shuttle’s route. Construction on that project is set to begin in late 2014.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2013

Calif. agency unveils 2 Proterra buses

Company has more than tripled transit agency orders under contract for the company’s flagship EcoRide in the past 12 months alone and is planning for its current growth path to continue.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2013

Proterra names new CEO

Garrett E. Mikita recently served as the president of the Defense & Space strategic business unit of Honeywell Aerospace, where he led the $5.3 billion organization.

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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2013

Proterra, Altair showcase electric bus, battery tech in Ind.

Event guests took test rides on the EcoRide EV bus. Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., a lithium-titanate battery systems manufacturer, hosted the event.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2013

Clean Energy partners with Mansfield Energy

Sales teams from both companies will offer Clean Energy's natural gas fueling station construction and operational services to current and potential customers.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2013

BYD delivers electric buses to Netherlands

The six-vehicle contract was awarded last June 2012 in Europe's first publicly tendered order for electric-powered full-size buses.

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Newsby StaffApril 23, 2013

N.Y. MTA reduced GHG emissions by 17.1M metric tons

Each trip on a train or bus prevents the emission of 10 pounds of greenhouse gases, on average, compared with making that trip by car.

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Newsby StaffApril 23, 2013

CTTransit to receive hydrogen fuel-cell bus

Based on the SunLine American Fuel-Cell bus configuration, it utilizes an ElDorado National heavy‐duty urban transit bus glider with a Ballard FCvelocity HD6 fuel-cell power module and BAE Systems’ HybriDrive propulsion system.

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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2013

San Francisco unveils rehabilitated Neoplan bus

The bus is currently being inspected by SFMTA personnel to ensure that all issues are addressed and that the rehabilitation of the remaining 79 vehicles is done correctly by Complete Coach Works

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