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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2012

Quebec announces PPP to build electric buses

Of the $30 million being invested by the province, $27 million has been earmarked for the design and manufacture of a 40-foot electric bus to be developed by Nova Bus, Bathium Canada, TM4, Giro, René Matériaux Composites and Précicad.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2011

U. of Utah wireless electric shuttle project gets funding

The project is based on technology developed by Utah State's Energy Dynamics Laboratory and marketed through a spin-off company called WAVE (Wireless Advance Vehicle Electrification).

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ArticlesNovember 17, 2011

BCI Opens Chinese Facility, Focuses on North American Growth

While buses for all its worldwide subsidiaries will be built in China, the Australian-based bus manufacturer plans on completing Altoona testing and opening a final assembly plant in the U.S. to meet Buy America requirements.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2011

Venture firm invests $30M in Proterra

Proterra's 35-foot EcoRide BE35 bus, in daily service at Calif.-based Foothill Transit since last September, will be rolling out to VIA Transit in San Antonio and Tallahassee StarMetro in Florida later this year.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2011

DesignLine electric bus test sees fuel economy boost

Testing of vehicles at Charlotte airport showed increases in fuel economy of up to 41 percent and maintenance cost reductions up to 93 percent, when compared to the airport's traditional diesel buses.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2011

DesignLine to open production facility in Abu Dhabi

With the joint venture and increased requests for 30-, 35- and 40-foot hybrid-electric buses, company expects the resulting employment opportunities to more than double its current workforce in both Charlotte, N.C., and Christchurch, New Zealand.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2010

FTA awards Seattle transit $4.7M for electric bus

King County Metro Transit’s prototype battery-dominant electric bus should be delivered in late 2012. The agency plans to buy one or two vehicles plus one or two charging stations to test their suitability for the transit system.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

Video: L.A.'s Foothill Transit rolls out Proterra electric bus

The EcoRide BE35 zero-emission, fast-charge battery-electric transit bus helps Foothill Transit in its goal of establishing a full fleet of clean-fueled vehicles by 2011.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2010

Foothill to deploy first Proterra battery-electric bus

Beginning Sept. 3, the agency will launch the EcoRide BE35s and related fast charging stations into its existing bus fleet and transit routes with the goal of establishing a full fleet of clean-fueled vehicles by 2011.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2010

IndyGo to add 11 electric-hybrid buses

Agency managed to procure the 22 replacement buses from Gillig using grant dollars, local funds and stimulus money designated through the Federal Transit Administration formula grant program as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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