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Newsby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 27, 2024

GILLIG Launches Engineering Center, Subsidiary Acquires Select Lightning Assets

With this acquisition, GILLIG aims to expand its electric powertrain engineering capacity as the demand for zero-emission transit solutions continues to increase.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 26, 2024

Alexander Dennis' Enviro400EV Hits High Energy Consumption Benchmarks

The work, which was undertaken at UTAC’s approved test facility at Millbrook Proving Ground, confirms an average energy consumption of just 0.67kWh/km across the UK Bus Cycle.

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Articlesby Alex RomanFebruary 26, 2024

Historic White House Bus Summit Brings Possible Procurement Changes

Following the summit in early February, officials in attendance discuss the importance of the event, as well as the changes that resulted from the event.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 20, 2024

Foothill Transit Adding 12 Alexander Dennis Double-Deck ZEBs

With their double-deck design, they will maximize passenger capacity on this important commuter connection while cutting out local emissions. They will join two earlier Enviro500EV pilot buses delivered in 2021.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 15, 2024

Stadler to Build More Hydrogen Trains for California

With this contract award and the other successes in the US, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Lithuania, Stadler once again confirms its position in alternative and ecological drive systems with batteries and hydrogen as over 150 trains with battery or hydrogen drives have been sold to date.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 14, 2024

Phoenix Motor Delivers Shuttle Bus to California Operator

The acquisition of the new, all-electric bus was made possible through funding from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.

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Newsby Alex RomanFebruary 8, 2024

FTA Makes $1.5B in ZEBs Funding Available, Releases 'Dear Colleague' Letter

FTA's bus funding represents the third bus grant package since President Biden signed BIL, which has invested more than $3.3 billion in American transit buses and the infrastructure that supports them.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 7, 2024

FTA Administrator Fernandez Announces Retirement

Upon Administrator Fernandez’s departure from FTA on February 24, FTA Deputy Administrator Veronica Vanterpool will serve as acting administrator.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 7, 2024

Lightning eMotors to Liquidate Assets

Cordes & Company, in its capacity as receiver of Lightning eMotors, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of the company for $12.6 million in cash, subject to adjustment.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 7, 2024

APTA, FTA, and Others to Take Part in White House Clean Bus Summit

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, invests $5.6 billion to support the purchase of cleaner American-made transit buses, train the transit workforce, and upgrade fueling and maintenance infrastructure.

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