UCI has had an electric fleet since January 2018 and is the first university in the nation to go all electric. Since then, UCI has added 25 buses to their fleet, and logged 1,183,210 miles.
Over the past two years, the Iowa operator purchased six 45-foot J4500 and two 35-foot J3500 coaches with custom interiors and luxurious passenger amenities.
Despite much turbulence, 2023 transit bus deliveries grew for the first time since COVID.
In addition, RMTD also launched a project to replace its current paratransit scheduling and dispatching software with a new system.
The delivery brings the total to 186 new and used coaches acquired by Windstar from ABC Companies since 1995, underlining a shared commitment to excellence in transportation.
The inaugural purchase marks a major transition for the agency as they replace old diesel-hybrid buses with new, eco-friendly, and cost-effective GILLIG buses.
With their double-deck design, they will maximize passenger capacity on this important commuter connection while cutting out local emissions. They will join two earlier Enviro500EV pilot buses delivered in 2021.
The acquisition of the new, all-electric bus was made possible through funding from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.
The two-coach delivery marks a landmark of 60 MCI motorcoach deliveries to Peoria Charter over the course of the two companies’ long-standing relationship.
Supported by funding from the Hawaii State Energy Office and the Department of Health through the Diesel Replacement Rebate Program, the fully electric motorcoaches help to meet the state’s net-negative emissions targets.
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