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One of the first universities in the U.S. to decommission entire fossil-fuel-powered fleet and upgrade to a 100% battery-electric fleet.
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Recycled vehicles become mobile energy education labs.
Read More →FTA granted the transit system a waiver so it could provide “limited charter service” during the Democratic National Convention. Decision comes after the ABA asked regulators not to grant the waiver to CATS to use its buses to transport people with disabilities and other accessibility issues.
Read More →Government officials are installing audio surveillance systems on public buses in cities such as San Francisco; Hartford, Conn.; and Eugene, Ore., to record conversations of passengers. The plans raise questions about legally protected privacy in public spaces.
Read More →The agency said tariffs on specialized imported components could reduce the purchasing power of its $23 billion investment in new subway cars, railcars, and buses.
Read More →The added technologies will provide up to a 90% reduction in particulate exhaust emissions and a 50% reduction in NOx emissions.
Read More →The data from a Pike Research report, Electric Drive Buses, says that by 2018 annual sales of buses with hybrid systems, battery electric systems or fuel cells will reach 20,000 worldwide, compared to 5,000 expected in 2012.
Read More →With 2009 revenues of $1.8 billion, company has the largest installed base of diesel-electric locomotives in the world and offers extensive range of locomotive products.
Read More →Transit and housing activists and a labor union claim that a pilot program that gives shuttles run by Google and other private companies access to municipal bus stops displaces low-income workers. The group also argues that the program will increase pollution, boost risks to pedestrians and bicyclists and interfere with public transit.
Read More →The new vehicles will replace buses currently in service that are over 17 years old and account for 40% of system-wide delays, due to mechanical issues.
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