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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2025

Endera's Electric Shuttle Completes Altoona Testing

The milestone underscores Endera’s dedication to durability, reliability, and innovation, according to the company.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 24, 2023

Lightning eMotors' ZEV3 Receives Altoona Testing Certification

Altoona testing is the FTA's testing procedure for buses. 

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 20, 2022

GILLIG Battery Electric Bus Hits High Marks at Altoona

The comprehensive testing assesses key performance areas, such as maintainability, reliability, safety, structural integrity, noise, fuel economy, and emissions.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 14, 2022

BYD Double Decker Passes FTA Durability Testing

The BYD C10MS joins a full range of BYD zero-emission vehicles that have passed the Altoona test.

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NewsJuly 8, 2021

GILLIG's Battery Electric Bus Clears Altoona Testing

The test report provides information that transit authorities can utilize to compare a vehicle against a standard of performance when making purchasing decisions.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2020

GreenPower's EV Star completes Altoona Testing

The EV Star received a score of 92.2, the highest score of any medium or heavy-duty vehicle that has been tested (this includes diesel or any conventional fuel vehicles).

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2020

GreenPower's EV Star passes FTA's Altoona testing

The 25-foot EV Star is an all-electric, zero-emission bus that seats up to 19 passengers with an operational range of up to 150 miles.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2020

BYD's 60-foot battery-electric artic passes Altoona Testing

Is first battery-electric transit bus of its size to complete the full 15,000-mile durability test in106 days.

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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2019

Proterra's 35-foot Catalyst passes Altoona Testing with record battery capacity

Distortion tests at the Altoona Bus Research and Testing Center with 440 kWh of onboard energy storage

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Newsby StaffNovember 30, 2018

ARBOC's Spirit of Equess passes Altoona Testing

Currently available in diesel or compressed natural gas propulsions, the vehicle offers many of the capabilities of a heavy-duty bus, but retains all the benefits of a mid-level vehicle.

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