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NewsJune 23, 2021

Maryland's MCDOT Adding 10 GILLIG Battery-Electric Buses

The contract has a minimum value of $8 million.

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NewsJune 23, 2021

Endera Supplies SP+ With 8 Electric Shuttle Buses

The company customized the shuttles to ensure a perfect fit into the Aladdin parking facility, which has stringent height restrictions for its access gates.

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NewsJune 22, 2021

Miami-Dade County Adding Proterra Electric Buses, Chargers

The announcement builds on Miami’s commitment to transportation electrification by expanding its fleet to include an additional 42 buses — bringing the total to 75 electric transit buses from Proterra.

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NewsJune 18, 2021

OCTA Takes Step Toward Zero-Emission Buses

The contract with One Source Distributors, for approximately $863,000, will provide 10 battery chargers for the 40-foot buses that will operate as part of the pilot program beginning later this year.

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NewsJune 15, 2021

AC Transit Orders 20 Additional New Flyer Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Buses

The purchase was made through California’s State Cooperative Procurement, which New Flyer was selected for as a top-scoring approved supplier in 2019.

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NewsJune 15, 2021

Calgary Transit Places $6M Order for Vicinity Electric Buses

The order of 14 new Vicinity Lightning™ EV buses are for delivery in 2022 to Calgary Transit, with the option to purchase supplemental vehicles at a set price over a five-year period.

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ArticlesJune 14, 2021

COVID-19 Impacts 2020 Transit Bus Deliveries by 24%

Overall deliveries of transit buses in the U.S. and Canada declined in 2020, shrinking from 6,320 units in 2019 to 4,833 units in 2020, according to numbers provided to METRO Magazine from participating suppliers.

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NewsJune 10, 2021

ADL Unveils Zero-Emission, Three-Axle Double-Deck Bus

The Enviro500EV CHARGE includes all the usual benefits that come with Alexander Dennis’s double-deck buses, including panoramic views and low-floor entry.

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NewsJune 8, 2021

FTA Thanks Transit Agencies for Helping Americans Access COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

More than 350 transit systems are providing free transportation to vaccination sites or using their transit stations and facilities as vaccination sites, and some have even converted buses and other transit vehicles into mobile clinics.

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NewsJune 7, 2021

Illinois General Assembly Creates High-Speed Rail Commission

HSRA envisions a plan that would modernize intercity and commuter trains, transit systems and buses — and integrate them into a connected network, with a 220-mph high-speed trunk line to tie the statewide network together.

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