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Newsby Wes PlattFebruary 1, 2022

GreenPower Launches Job Training Initiative with West Virginia Partners

BridgeValley Community & Technical College and the Workforce Development Board of Kanawha County will collaborate with the electric vehicle manufacturer to fill hundreds of new jobs at planned assembly plant in South Charleston.

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NewsFebruary 1, 2022

Caltrain Celebrates Installation of Final Foundation for Electrification Project

The 51-mile Caltrain Electrification project will be the first 25KV OCS system on the west coast and will provide power to the new electric trains that will start arriving on the corridor in spring 2022.

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NewsJanuary 28, 2022

VTA Partners with Proterra, Scale Microgrid Solutions to Charge 34 Electric Buses

Expected to come online in late 2023, the project showcases how clean energy paired with fleet-scale EV charging can enable the adoption of fully-electric vehicle fleets.

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NewsJanuary 26, 2022

AVTA All-Electric Buses Reach 7M Miles

Since August, AVTA has been receiving and placing into service their zero-emissions, high-capacity commuter coaches from MCI. Over the next few weeks, AVTA will receive the 20 electric commuter coaches necessary to retire the remaining diesel commuter fleet.

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NewsJanuary 21, 2022

TransLink Commits to Net Zero Emissions with Climate Action Strategy

This strategy provides new emission reduction targets for all TransLink operations, fleet, and facilities.

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NewsJanuary 21, 2022

SunLine Transit Agency, City of Indio Commemorate Submerged Liquid Hydrogen Pump

A number of key officials who advocate for clean fuels technology were in attendance to celebrate the installation of the new liquid hydrogen pump.

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NewsJanuary 18, 2022

CCW Completes Nation’s First 60-Foot Bus Rehab to Battery Electric

The company now offers customers a 605 kWh lithium ion NMC battery and powertrain solution to support larger and heavier vehicles that will easily haul their significantly higher passenger loads.

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NewsJanuary 13, 2022

Proterra Batteries to Power Vicinity Electric Transit Buses

Under a new, multi-year supply agreement, Proterra battery systems will power the Vicinity Lightning 28-foot electric transit bus and Vicinity’s strip chassis platform to support several commercial vehicle configurations such as shuttle buses, utility trucks, and box trucks.

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NewsJanuary 12, 2022

GreenPower Unveils Plan to Manufacture Zero-Emission, All Electric School Buses in West Virginia

As part of the agreement, the state of West Virginia has committed to purchase a minimum of $15 million of GreenPower vehicles produced at the facility.

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NewsJanuary 10, 2022

GILLIG, RR.AI Team to Bring Automated Tech to Buses

The partnership will combine RR.AI’s vehicle automation experience and GILLIG’s transit operations expertise to produce state-of-the-art safety and performance capabilities.

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