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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2016

Calif. air board awards funds to deploy 15 Proterra buses

Company will manufacture the buses and charging infrastructure at its newest facility in Southern California, which was partially funded by the California Energy Commission.

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Newsby StaffNovember 10, 2016

New Flyer's 60-foot electric bus to be first to undergo Altoona Testing

The innovative XE60 battery-electric bus, and its sister XHE60 hydrogen fuel-cell bus, are both powered by Siemens electric motors with rechargeable lithium-ion battery technology manufactured in Michigan.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2016

LA Metro to add 5 electric artics, eight charging stations for BRT route

The Orange Line will be the highest ridership transit service ever tested for all-electric operation. The project is expected to demonstrate the durability and reliability of lithium-ion battery technology for high ridership transit lines.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2016

Proterra to deliver first fully-electric commercial bus fleet in U.S.

Innovative program will replace diesel vehicles in commuter program for JLL-managed buildings in downtown Chicago.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2016

BYD, Long Beach Transit win Clean Tech Award for electric-bus program

In April 2015, LBT’s board selected BYD as its vendor to bring electric buses to Long Beach, as well as the 12 other cities the transit agency serves.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2016

Proterra names Honeywell, Tesla vet to COO post

Josh Ensign’s track record includes leading global operations for 42 factories in 15 countries and managing the supporting supply chains. 

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2016

Driverless bus service in France sets world record

The two electric vehicles, fitted with high-tech equipment including laser sensors, stereo vision and GPS, can ferry around 15 passengers at a top speed of 12 mph.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffOctober 7, 2016

[Photos] BusCon 2016: Keynote Address, Networking Events, Sessions and More

Setting the record for the largest-ever bus trade show in North America with more than 80 vehicles on the show floor, BusCon 2016 had something for every type of bus operator who visited the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Sept. 19-21. Here we take a look at everything that happened off the show floor, including the innagural Transit Maintenance Forum and BusCon Connect, educational sessions, the keynote address and networking events.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2016

UCLA adds 2 BYD electric buses, boasts all clean fuel fleet

The move is also in step with the University of California’s systemwide goal of carbon neutrality by 2025. UCLA has already met its 2020 goal of using less energy per square foot of buildings than in 1990.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2016

BusCon '16 features more than 80 buses, debuts maintenance forum

This year's event definitely had something for everyone, including the most buses on one North American show floor, a closer look at issues set to impact transit maintenance professionals, an up-to-date look at electric buses and a the BusCon Connect hosted buyers program. 

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