Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to conduct in-service evaluations of advanced technology buses. The eight evaluations selected to date include battery electric buses (BEBs) and fuel… Read more ›
This report summarizes results of a battery electric bus (BEB) evaluation at Foothill Transit, located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles. Foothill Transit is collaborating with the California Air Resources Board and the U.S. Department of Energy’s… Read more ›
This report summarizes the progress of fuel cell electric bus (FCEB) development in the United States and discusses the achievements and challenges of introducing fuel cell propulsion in transit. The report provides a summary of results from evaluations performed by… Read more ›
Source: Business WireResearch and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Electric Bus Market Size, Share, Development, Growth and Demand Forecast to 2025” report to their offering.The global electric bus market accounted for volume sales of 19,059 units in… Read more ›
Source: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fuel Cell Technologies OfficeAnnounced on November 30 by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Reuben Sarkar at the Zero Emissions Bus Workshop in London, FCTO has released a new report showing that the… Read more ›
Source: PR NewswireResearch and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Electric & Hybrid Electric Buses Market – Forecast and Opportunities, 2011-2021” report to their offering.The global market for electric & hybrid electric bus is projected to grow at… Read more ›
The Deployment of Alternative Vehicle and Fuel Technologies initiative is a joint project of Oregon Department of Transportation and other state DOTs, along with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration. The initiative will implement a series of workshops… Read more ›
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory this week is releasing an updated version of its AFLEET tool to reflect the latest advances in alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies and updated emissions data. Sponsored by the DOE… Read more ›
Growing demand for zero emission vehicles and implementation of favorable government policies to drive growth in global electric & hybrid electric bus market through 2021 According to TechSci Research report, “Global Electric & Hybrid Electric Buses Market, By Vehicle Type,… Read more ›
The electric bus (e-bus) market is growing at a CAGR of 20% in terms of unit sales. The rapid growth is a game changer for the battery market as electric buses require large-sized batteries ranging from 74 kWh (fast charging… Read more ›
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is evaluating the in-service performance of 12 fast-charge battery electric buses compared to conventional compressed natural gas buses operated on similar routes by Foothill Transit in West Covina, California. Launched in 2015 in conjunction… Read more ›
Switching to natural gas for fleets and taking advantage of favorable conditions for installing EV charging are the topics of two new guides. Two new publications, released by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) with support from the… Read more ›
Public and private fleet operators could save money by switching to natural gas vehicles (NGVs) using the business model that energy service companies (ESCOs) apply to energy efficiency projects, according to a guide released by the Center for Climate and… Read more ›
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) produces online resources to help fleets evaluate the economic soundness of a compressed natural gas program. Natural gas is a clean-burning, abundant, and domestically produced energy source. In the fleet world, these attributes have… Read more ›
This report presents results of the American Fuel Cell Bus (AFCB) Project, a demonstration of fuel cell electric buses (FCEB) operating in the Coachella Valley area of California. The prototype AFCB was developed as part of the Federal Transit Administration’s… Read more ›
Abstract Accounting for 71 percent of the petroleum consumption, the U.S. transportation sector generates about one third of nation’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While public transportation is a relatively small portion of the overall transportation sector it is not insignificant,… Read more ›
Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, commissioned by the California Air Resources Board (ARB), have issued their initial evaluation of the hydrogen fuel cell buses in operation at BC Transit. The report covers two years of revenue service data… Read more ›
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released the 2012 Renewable Energy Data Book on behalf of the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The annual report is an important assessment of U.S. energy statistics for 2012, including… Read more ›
This report is the sixth in a series of annual status reports from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).It summarizes status and progress from demonstrations of fuel cell transit buses in the United States. Since… Read more ›
Learn what’s required to prepare your operations and maintenance facility for natural gas vehicles. This video will cover the topics below. To go directly to a particular section, click on the links to the right. Key elements to consider when… Read more ›