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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2016

Texas' Capital Metro testing Alexander Dennis double-deck bus

This two-week pilot program will help Capital Metro’s leadership determine if double-decker buses are a feasible option on heavy commuter corridors such as IH-35, MoPac, and U.S. 183.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2016

CCW begins delivery of rehabilitated Foothill Transit artics

The contract, which includes repowering and repainting 30 artic buses, is expected to be completed this winter.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2016

BYD, Long Beach Transit win Clean Tech Award for electric-bus program

In April 2015, LBT’s board selected BYD as its vendor to bring electric buses to Long Beach, as well as the 12 other cities the transit agency serves.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2016

Toyota announces plans to sell fuel-cell buses

Plans to introduce over 100 buses mainly in the Tokyo area, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The buses will be sold for the first time in Japan in early 2017.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2016

FMCSA awards grants to train military vets to drive buses, trucks

The current Commercial Motor Vehicle - Operator Safety Training Grant Program awards are projected to go toward training more than 250 people.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2016

Ore.'s Lane Transit to end airport route due to low ridership

With an average of seven people using the service a day out, as well as the estimated $40-a-trip cost to run the buses, officials couldn’t justify continuing it beyond the end of the contract.

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Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2016

Maxwell Technologies unveils 51V ultracapacitor for hybrid buses

As durable and efficient energy storage solutions are in strong market demand, Maxwell's 51V module provides a self-cooling system solution that helps to optimize the performance of hybrid buses and other high-duty cycle applications.

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Newsby StaffOctober 13, 2016

San Diego MTS opens $38M bus ops, maintenance facility

The facility, which was built to LEED Silver standards, will be home to 120 clean-burning CNG buses.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2016

Nova announces 2 major orders for San Antonio VIA, Houston Metro

The buses will be manufactured in Plattsburgh, state of New York, and the delivery of the vehicles has already begun in Houston.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2016

New Houston Metro pilot increases access for paratransit riders

Set to launch in January, the program will allow those riders that use MetroLift paratransit buses to ride those buses to a transit center and then transfer to a regular fixed-route bus

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