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NewsJanuary 18, 2022

NTSB Chair Praises NHTSA’s Final Rule on Bus Rollover Structural Integrity

On Dec. 29, NHTSA published its final rule creating Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 227, “Bus rollover structural integrity," to enhance the structural integrity of motorcoaches and other buses with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 26,000 pounds.

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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

First Transit Wins Contract for John Glenn Columbus International Airport

First Transit will provide 30 employees, including management personnel overseeing day-to-day rental car transit operations.

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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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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2022

Intercity Bus Lines Bounce Back in Autumn, Even as Omicron Loom

Even as carriers grapple with the latest COVID-19 variant, which has chilled demand, the fundamentals of the industry’s consumer market still appear strong.

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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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NewsJanuary 7, 2022

Vicinity Receives $3.5 Million Order for Eight Vicinity Classic Buses

First Transit has ordered eight of the Company’s 35-foot Clean-Diesel Vicinity Classic buses for delivery in 2022.

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NewsJanuary 5, 2022

Study Shows 27% Growth in Full-Size Zero-Emission Buses in U.S.

The CALSTART report provided insight on the current state of ZEBs ahead of $5.25 billion in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding through the Federal Transit Administration’s Low-No Program

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NewsJanuary 4, 2022

SamTrans Launches On-Board Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is currently being enabled on the 800 series articulated buses, with the entire SamTrans fleet expected to be online by February 2022.

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