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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2025

Toronto's '25 Budget Freezes Fares, Increases Frequencies, Safety

The $2.8-billion combined operating budgets for both the TTC conventional system and Wheel-Trans represent a 6.5% increase over the approved 2024 budgets and ensures safe, reliable, and affordable service for TTC customers.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2025

New York MTA Purchases 265 Zero-Emission Buses

The purchase builds on the 60 zero-emission buses that came last year and is in addition to the 205 zero-emission buses slated to come beginning late this year.

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Arlington Transit Maintenance facility
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 9, 2025

Stantec-Designed facility opens in Arlington

New Maintenance and operation facility provides county with a major step toward 2050 goal of carbon neutrality.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2024

Solaris to Provide King County Metro Battery-Electric Buses

The award marks Solaris’ first contract with a U.S.-based transit agency and represents the company’s effort to expand its presence in the North American market.

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King County Metro bus.
Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2024

Kiepe to Improve King County Metro's Trolley Fleet Battery Packs

In addition to being selected to provide the new batteries, Kiepe Electric is also the manufacturer of the original propulsion systems for Metro’s trolley fleet.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2024

California's OCTA to Add 50 More Zero-Emission Buses

The purchase, unanimously approved by the board, includes 40 hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses and 10 battery-electric buses, which will replace buses at the end of their useful lifespan that run on compressed natural gas.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2024

Grant to Help UCLA Boost Electric Bus, Charging Program

The grant will be used to expand UCLA’s current fleet of five all-electric buses and an all-electric passenger van by adding another eight all-electric buses, as well as inductive charging solutions.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2024

MCI Ships First Electric Coach out of Pembina, N.D.

The production of electric coaches is a major milestone for the Pembina facility and follows the NFI Group’s (MCI’s parent company) November 2023 announcement it was continuing operations in North Dakota.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2024

Toronto, Partners Implement Smart Charge Management Solution for ZEB Fleet

The groundbreaking collaboration enhances the TTC's ability to optimize its electric bus charging operations, supporting the agency's goal of transitioning to a 100% zero-emission bus fleet by 2040.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2024

Illinois' RMTD Awards Contract for Facility Renovation, Expansion Project

In the first phase of the project, the existing facility will be expanded onto existing right-of-way and adjacent property in coordination with the City of Rockford.

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