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Newsby Alex RomanSeptember 7, 2023

METRO's 2023 Innovative Solutions Award Winners Revealed

Now in its ninth year, the Innovative Solutions Awards honors bus operations and their supplier partners for successful partnerships that positively impacted them. This year's crop also expanded to include passenger rail operations and their supplier partners who have done the same.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 6, 2023

Accelera Joint Venture to Advance Battery-Cell Production in U.S.

The lithium-iron-phosphate battery technology, produced by Cummins, Daimler Trucks, and Paccar, will be able to offer several advantages compared to other battery chemistries, including lower cost, longer life, and enhanced safety, according to the companies.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 1, 2023

DART Installs Electric Vehicle Chargers at 2 Transit Centers

The Blink Series 8 Dual Port Level 2 Chargers can charge a typical electric vehicle within four to eight hours, making it a great option for transit users with electric vehicles to park and charge during the day.

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Articlesby Alex RomanAugust 31, 2023

Take Two: APTA's TRANSform & EXPO Returns to Orlando

The conference makes its return to Orlando after a successful show in 2021 that occurred just as the restrictions of COVID relaxed.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsAugust 31, 2023

Caltrain, Partners Celebrate Energization of 2nd Traction Power Substation

The milestone signifies major progress in expanding Caltrain’s ability to test and run electric trains along the corridor.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 30, 2023

FTA Delivers Grant to Convert WMATA’s Cinder Bed Bus Garage

The grant was delivered at a celebration at the Cinder Bed Road Bus Garage which will be converted to exclusively serve battery-electric buses with funds from the grant. 

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 29, 2023

CTE to Host 11th Annual ZEB Con in San Diego

The conference will bring together bus and shuttle fleet managers, industry professionals, and climate advocates to share knowledge on electrifying public and private transportation fleets.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsAugust 29, 2023

California Agency To Purchase 403 Ford E-Transit Vans

The California Vanpool Authority, or CalVans, is a public transit agency that meets the needs of California commuters by offering a vanpool program. The contract for the vehicles was signed with Model 1 Commercial Vehicles.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 28, 2023

WMATA Advances Sustainability, Climate Change Solution

Issuing bonds is an important part of Metro’s strategy to maintain a predictable revenue stream to plan for long-term capital projects that modernize the system and keep it safe and reliable for generations to come.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsAugust 25, 2023

Denver’s RTD Taps WSP to Develop Low/No-Emissions Transition Plan

The holistic plan, which is expected to be finalized in late 2024, will outline recommendations for facilities, fixed-route services by fleet type, a replacement schedule, and overall cost projections and proposed timelines.

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