SOURCE: LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYIn its ongoing commitment to deploy the cleanest, most energy-efficient transit vehicles in Los Angeles County, Metro will purchase five new 60-foot electric buses and eight new charging stations for the San Fernando Valley’s Metro… Read more ›
Heavy-duty electric bus manufacturer Proterra, and JLL, a professional services firm specializing in real estate, today announced the first commercial agreement to provide commuter shuttle services via a fleet of electric buses. The service will operate between Chicago’s commuter train stations… Read more ›
Source: NGT News Cummins Westport Inc. has announced that production of the ISL G Near Zero (NZ) NOx natural gas engine has officially commenced and orders are now being processed.According to the company, the ISL G NZ is the first mid-range engine… Read more ›
Source: Green Car Congress Nova Bus has received an order for 425 40-foot CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) buses from VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio, Texas. The buses will be manufactured in Plattsburgh, New York. In addition, Nova Bus has received… Read more ›
Source: LP Gas MagazineThe recent delivery of 16 alternative fuel buses to the Flint, Michigan,Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) signals the largest rollout of Blue Bird Propane Visions for commercial use.According to Flint MTA, the new alternative fuel buses cut costs, reduce emissions… Read more ›
Source: NGT News New Flyer of America Inc., a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc., one of the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturers and parts distributors in North America, says that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)… Read more ›
Source: Tech TimesProterra, an American manufacturer of all-electric zero-emissions vehicles, unveils the newest addition to its lineup of offerings, the Catalyst E2 bus.The Catalyst Efficient Energy (E2) debuted during the American Public Transit Association’s annual meeting. The new all-electric bus… Read more ›
Source: NGT NewsClean Energy Fuels Corp., a major provider of natural gas and fueling structures for the transportation sector, says it has been awarded a multiyear compressed natural gas (CNG) contract for Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority, which provides transit services… Read more ›
Source: Motiv Power SystemsMotiv Power Systems, leading manufacturer of electric truck and bus powertrains, is opening its new headquarters at 330 Hatch Drive in Foster City, California, today. The new headquarters gives the company room to grow and hire new… Read more ›
Source: Complete Coach Works Complete Coach Works (CCW) has announced it has upgraded its Zero Emission Propulsion System (ZEPS) battery pack. CCW has increased the energy storage capacity in its industry-leading battery packs from 311 kWh to 375 kWh. This… Read more ›
Source: PR NewswireKiessling Transit, a family owned and operated transportation company based in the Boston area, today announced that it is doubling the number of environmentally friendly passenger buses in its Massachusetts fleet.The company is retrofitting 32 of its transport… Read more ›
Source: Fleets & FuelsProterra vowed today to let any bus manufacturer or operator use its overhead electric vehicle on-route fast-charging technology on a royalty-free basis. It’s “a significant move intended to accelerate widespread EV technology adoption and infrastructure development,” the… Read more ›
Source: Simplebotics | IBM’s artificial intelligent platform, Watson, has buckled up for driverless transportation. Unveiled at Local Motors’ facility in National Harbor was Olli, a Watson-powered driverless electric bus able to hoist twelve passengers around at a time. Local Motors, a… Read more ›
Source: NGT NewsHexagon Composites, a Norway-based provider of composite cylinders for natural gas vehicles, and Agility Fuel Systems, the Santa Ana, Calif.-based provider of natural gas fuel system solutions for commercial vehicles, have announced that Hexagon Composites’ compressed natural gas… Read more ›
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., announced that the City of Santa Monica has awarded Clean Energy a multiyear liquefied natural gas (LNG) contract to fuel its Big Blue Bus (BBB) fleet of vehicles. The 5-year deal, worth an estimated $3 million per year, will enable BBB… Read more ›
Source: Mass Transit XL Hybrids Inc. introduced the first-of-its-kind hybrid electric low-floor shuttle bus with Arboc Specialty Vehicles. The GM cutaway buses upfitted with XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System are uniquely designed to meet Arboc’s specifications to optimize accessibility for… Read more ›
Source: CleanTechnica Field-testing of a new contactless, electric vehicle fast charging system developed by Toshiba Corporation has just begun. The field-testing process will be based around a medium-sized electric bus, and will run from June 1st until December. The 45-seat electric… Read more ›
Source: PRNewswire According to market research “Global Electric Bus Market Size, Share, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2025 – Industry Insights by Technology (Series Parallel Hybrid Bus, Series Hybrid Bus, Parallel Hybrid Bus, Pure Electric Bus)“ published by P&S… Read more ›
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has certified Westport Innovations’ compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered Westport WiNG Power System that is used in the Ford Transit cargo van and passenger wagon, and the F-150 truck for MY- 2016, the company announced.… Read more ›
Source: NGT News Proterra, a designer and manufacturer of zero-emission, battery-electric buses in North America, has announced a new battery design for the Proterra Catalyst XR transit vehicle and added the Proterra EV Simulator to its suite of products and services. The company says… Read more ›