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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 22, 2023

Approved TTC Budget Freezes Fares, Increases Services

The $2.6 billion combined operating budgets for both conventional and Wheel-Trans paratransit services and represents a 7.5% increase over the approved 2023 budget.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 19, 2023

Financing to Boost NFI’s Zero-Emission Bus, Coach Offerings, Production Capabilities

As first announced with NFI’s second quarter 2023 financial results, NFI entered into an agreement for up to C$10 million in interest-free financing from PrairiesCan through Canada’s Jobs and Growth Fund.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 19, 2023

Balfour Beaty's TPG Awarded $16.2M in Traction Electrification Projects

The contracts cover projects in California and Illinois.

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ArticlesDecember 19, 2023

Transit Agencies Lay Groundwork for Zero Emission Bus Fleet Overhaul

To illustrate the scale and variety of approaches, this article takes a closer look at ZEB programs underway at three of the country’s largest agencies: New York MTA, SFMTA, and WMATA.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 18, 2023

Canada’s First Bidirectional EV Charging Hub Launches

CTCE’s partnership with industry leaders in advancing V2G technology will highlight the role an electric bus fleet can have in offsetting the peak capacity of utilities, such as BC Hydro, during peak periods.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 11, 2023

Auburn U. Approves $15M Research, Innovation Lab to Address Transit Vehicle Supplier Challenges

The Vehicle Research and Innovation Laboratory project is proposed as a testing facility to address challenges faced by transit vehicle manufacturers in adopting low- or no-emissions technologies.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 8, 2023

Caltrain Unveils Service Increases, New Amenities for Electric Service

The service improvements are possible because Caltrain is replacing all the aging diesel trains between San Francisco and San Jose with electric trains that provide better service performance and quality, according to the agency.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 7, 2023

California's SamTrans to Purchase 108 New Flyer Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Buses

When the FCEBs enter revenue service within the next few years, they will replace 16- to 17-year-old diesel buses that have exceeded their useful lifespan.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 6, 2023

CapMetro Taps WSP, Partners to Automate Bus Yard

The $1.26 million project is partly funded by a nearly $950,000 grant provided through the FTA’s ADAS for Transit Buses Demonstration and Automated Transit Bus Maintenance and Yard Operations Demonstration Program, with CapMetro funding the remaining costs.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 5, 2023

Stantec Lands Design Services Contract for New ZEB Facility

The Durham Region Transit Thornton Facility in Oshawa, Ontario will support a fleet of 215 zero-emission buses to be stored, operated, maintained, and serviced on location.

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