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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2020

Biz News: New Flyer, Connectpoint, Icomera

CDTA celebrates New Flyer battery-electric buses, digital signage coming to TriMet, and Icomera expands R&D facilities.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2020

New RIPTA buses equipped with solar panels to boost battery life

For RIPTA, maximizing battery life and performance will represent a savings estimated at more than $80,000 a year.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2020

MBTA teams with Boys & Girls Clubs to distribute CharlieCards

The agency continues to acknowledge that access to cards needs to increase, especially in communities with a higher reliance on buses. 

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2020

Calif.'s Long Beach Transit adding 14 more BYD battery-electric buses

The agency purchased its first BYD buses in 2015.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 9, 2020

Study looks at cold weather effects on electric bus range

Loss in range during a temperature change from 50-60°F to 22-32°F was greater for battery electric buses than for fuel cell electric buses.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 8, 2020

Calif. operation deploys 30 GreenPower EV star buses

The vehicles were equipped with both executive seating and ADA configurations, providing versatility for Green Commuter’s operations. 

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Newsby StaffJanuary 8, 2020

BYD, industry urge Calif. to accelerate zero-emission vehicle transition

Executives from Calif. companies building electric trucks, buses, and powertrains, as well as global manufacturers signed letter to Gov.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2019

Wash.'s Link Transit rolls out new suite of online tools for riders

The initiative is the culmination of a nearly two-year long project to equip all Link buses with GPS hardware that allows the bus to be tracked by riders.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2019

TARTA adding 2 electric buses using Diesel Mitigation funds

The addition of electric vehicles is in line with the agency’s continued efforts to reduce its environmental footprint.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2019

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport adds 2 BYD zero-emission buses

ATL is looking at more ways to incorporate sustainability through its Greening ATL program.

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