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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2016

Texas A&M working with EPA to optimize fleet performance

The research team will monitor the engine (speed, RPM, load, and other parameters) data along with GPS information in order to analyze the bus fleet drive cycles, and identify characteristics such as idle time and speed distribution.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffDecember 9, 2016

[Photos] Worcester, Mass. STV-designed sustainable bus facility

The Worcester Regional Transit Authority's new, $84 million vehicle maintenance, storage and operations facility featuring 150,000 square feet, replaces a 1920s-era converted trolley barn.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2016

STV unveils sustainably designed bus facility in Worcester, Mass.

The $84 million, 150,000-square-foot facility is situated on a new 11-acre site, and replaces Worcester Regional Transit Authority’s 1920s-era converted trolley bar.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2016

Driverless shuttle introduced at U. of Mich. specialized test site

A fully autonomous, 15-passenger electric shuttle manufactured by French firm NAVYA will support research and provide self-guided tours of Mcity, the university's test site for connected and automated vehicles.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2016

Europe's largest electric public bus fleet to deploy in Dutch cities

All 43 public articulated buses in the Dutch cities of Eindhoven and Helmond will be electrically powered, starting the Dec. 11, 2016.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2016

San Diego MTS deploys propane buses

The minibuses are built on the Ford F-550 chassis and the paratransit buses are built on the Ford E-450 chassis. Each model features a Ford 6.8L V10 engine with a ROUSH CleanTech propane autogas fuel system.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2016

Calif. agency gets grant for GreenPower electric buses, charging tech.

CARB’s award to the City of Porterville was one of only nine awards from the highly competitive Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Pilot Program.

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2016

UW-Milwaukee gets top bike-friendly campus ranking

There are now 164 "Bicycle Friendly Universities" in 44 states and Washington, D.C.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2016

BYD debuts SkyRail at Mayors Summit in Mexico City

BYD President/Chairman Wang Chuanfu made the announcement as he called on countries around the world to reduce the earth’s temperature by 1 degree Celsius.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2016

Tramways have significantly lower CO2 emissions than BRT, study says

The study concluded that over a 30-year lifetime, a tramway system emits about 50 percent of the CO2 as a BRT system operated with diesel buses, and about 30 percent less CO2 than a BRT system operated with hybrid buses.

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