Florida's PSTA Rolls Out first of 62 GILLIG BEBs
The first wave of buses, and the additional 56 to be built and delivered over the next four years, will replace older diesel-fueled models that are aging out of the PSTA fleet.
The first wave of buses, and the additional 56 to be built and delivered over the next four years, will replace older diesel-fueled models that are aging out of the PSTA fleet.
The $2.6 billion combined operating budgets for both conventional and Wheel-Trans paratransit services and represents a 7.5% increase over the approved 2023 budget.
As first announced with NFI’s second quarter 2023 financial results, NFI entered into an agreement for up to C$10 million in interest-free financing from PrairiesCan through Canada’s Jobs and Growth Fund.
The contracts cover projects in California and Illinois.
To illustrate the scale and variety of approaches, this article takes a closer look at ZEB programs underway at three of the country’s largest agencies: New York MTA, SFMTA, and WMATA.
CTCE’s partnership with industry leaders in advancing V2G technology will highlight the role an electric bus fleet can have in offsetting the peak capacity of utilities, such as BC Hydro, during peak periods.
The Vehicle Research and Innovation Laboratory project is proposed as a testing facility to address challenges faced by transit vehicle manufacturers in adopting low- or no-emissions technologies.
The service improvements are possible because Caltrain is replacing all the aging diesel trains between San Francisco and San Jose with electric trains that provide better service performance and quality, according to the agency.
When the FCEBs enter revenue service within the next few years, they will replace 16- to 17-year-old diesel buses that have exceeded their useful lifespan.
The $1.26 million project is partly funded by a nearly $950,000 grant provided through the FTA’s ADAS for Transit Buses Demonstration and Automated Transit Bus Maintenance and Yard Operations Demonstration Program, with CapMetro funding the remaining costs.
The Durham Region Transit Thornton Facility in Oshawa, Ontario will support a fleet of 215 zero-emission buses to be stored, operated, maintained, and serviced on location.
Supply chain issues continue to vex the expansion and transition of zero-emission buses in American cities. So, what can be done to help solve the problem?
The final report shows an increase in customer boardings and estimates a reduction of approximately nine million vehicle miles traveled during July and August.
The new projections, developed with consultants Steer, set out several scenarios for investing in ZEBs as well as bus priority.
In support of President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to cutting carbon pollution in half by 2030, FHWA is taking steps toward addressing the impacts of climate change.
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