MAN Truck & Bus Chooses ABB Fast-Charging Units For e-Bus R&D Facilities In Munich

The European commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus AG has chosen ABB’s e-bus fast-charging units for its electric bus research and development facilities in Munich, Germany — specifically, for depot and opportunity charging — according […]

BYD Partnering With Canadian Province Of Alberta For Development Of “Smarter, Safer Transit Buses”

The Canadian province of Alberta is partnering with the world’s leading all-electric bus firm, BYD, for the development of “smarter, safer transit buses,” according to an email sent to CleanTechnica and EV Obsession. The new framework […]

BYD Exec Macy Neshati To Serve On National Research Council Transit Research Analysis Committee (Advising FTA)

The BYD Heavy Industries Senior Vice President, Macy Neshati, has been appointed to serve on the Transit Research Analysis Committee (TRAC) — one of the National Research Council’s Transportation Research Board committees — according to an […]

Electric Bus Charging Cost Calculator Released For California

As a means of supporting the state’s growing electric bus market, the California Air Resources Board recently released a new downloadable tool online that allows you to easily estimate electricity costs that accompany battery-electric bus deployments in […]

Democratic National Convention Uses Electric Buses Backed By Al Gore

(Note — just as a fun political connection — that Al Gore’s got money in Proterra.) Proterra, SEPTA, and PECO are promoting democracy-supportive transportation at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Philadelphia has always been a relatively pedestrian- and transit-friendly […]

EPA (Encourages) Duke Energy To Progress Public EV Charging In N.C. By 30%

Originally published on CleanTechnica.com It is not always that one finds positive movement with large utilities in these game-changing days of renewable energy and EVs. A recent positive, announced in early July 2016, was Duke Energy’s $1.5 […]

Electrovaya & Subsidiary Litarion Sign Deals For Lithium-Ion Cells For Electric Buses & Residential Energy Storage

The lithium-ion battery technology firm Electrovaya has signed a letter of intent with a top residential energy storage firm for the delivery of up to €199 million in battery modules over a 3 year period, according […]

Toshiba Begins Field Testing Contactless EV Charger For Buses

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. […]