Source: U.S. Department of TransportationThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration has announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced… Read more ›
Source: Orlando Political ObserverThe City of Orlando, as part of the effort to become a 100% renewable energy by 2050, has been migrating its fleet to advanced fuel vehicles since 2010.The City’s fleet includes 1,968 advanced fuel vehicles. Fiscal Year 2017/2018… Read more ›
Source: NGT NewsThe San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has awarded an option order for 185 Xcelsior 40-foot electric trolley buses to New Flyer of America Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc.According to New Flyer, these options are… Read more ›
Source: Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityHighlighting the progress made under two years of the Fiscal and Management Control Board’s (FMCB) leadership of the MBTA, MassDOT Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack and MBTA Interim General Manager Steve Poftak today marked the delivery… Read more ›
Source: NGT NewsThe Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has voted to purchase 295 40-foot compressed natural gas buses, which will be fueled by renewable natural gas (RNG), according to the latest release from NGVAmerica. The contract also includes… Read more ›
Source: Business Wire Zero emission electrified bus transportation is coming to Howard County with the advent of fully electric buses powered by wireless charging technology from Momentum Dynamics Corporation. The project is the result of a cooperative effort between Howard… Read more ›
NREL is partnering with the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in California on a new Advanced Transit Bus Vehicle Grid Integration (VGI) Project to develop and demonstrate VGI strategies and analytics to inform state-wide opportunities for transit agencies. The… Read more ›
Source: Clean Energy Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has awarded Clean Energy a renewable natural gas (RNG) contract to fuel its fleet of transit buses. The deal calls for Clean Energy… Read more ›
Source: NGT NewsThe Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (AQMD) and its partners unveiled the first of 29 electric school buses last week at the Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy.The project, funded through California Climate Investments, uses proceeds from the… Read more ›
Source: NGT News New Flyer Industries Inc., a manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in the U.S. and Canada, says the New York City Transit Authority (NYCT) has awarded New Flyer a contract for 110 heavy-duty, 60-foot articulated Xcelsior compressed natural gas buses,… Read more ›
Source: NGT NewsOn April 21, the state of California and partners SunLine Transit Agency, New Flyer and Hydrogenics will celebrate the award of $12.5 million that will bring five fuel cell buses and a renewable hydrogen generating station to serve… Read more ›
Source: Mass Transit, Everything Long BeachOn Friday, March 31, Long Beach Transit released three battery-electric buses into regular service on the complimentary, downtown Passport route. The zero-emission buses are a first for Long Beach and a milestone for the transit… Read more ›
Source: Laketran, Mass TransitLaketran may be bringing a fresh new energy to public transportation in Lake County. Advances in the technology of battery-powered electric buses, and its operating and maintenance costs compared to diesel fuel, is making electric buses a… Read more ›
Source: NGT NewsThe Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART), based in Tampa, Fla., has selected Love’s Trillium CNG to provide complete operations and maintenance services on its compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station.As reported, Trillium will also complete a series… Read more ›
Source: NGT NewsGreenPower Motor Co. Inc., which develops electric-powered vehicles for commercial markets, has entered into a sales contract with the City of Porterville in California to supply 10 GreenPower EV350 40-foot, all-electric transit buses for deployment on all nine… Read more ›
Source: NGT NewsSolano County Transit (SolTrans) recently celebrated the opening of its new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station, as it is replacing its existing diesel bus fleet with ones that run on natural gas, and it also introduced a brand-new, all-electric… Read more ›
Source: Tampa Bay Reporter The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Board voted 9-5 to buy two electric buses – the first in the county. The buses are set to make their debut in St. Petersburg. It’s unclear when that might happen.… Read more ›
New Flyer of America Inc., a transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, announced today that it has been awarded a contract to build 300 40-foot Xcelsior® compressed natural gas (“CNG”) buses for Miami-Dade Transit.The… Read more ›
Source: NGT NewsCanada-based fuel cell company Ballard Power Systems has announced its membership in the Fuel Cell Electric Bus Commercialization Consortium (FCEBCC), a large-scale project for which funding has now been committed to support the deployment of 20 zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell… Read more ›
Source: NGT NewsNew Flyer of America Inc., a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc., the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, says that it has won a massive order from Seattle’s King County… Read more ›