BYD ADL Partnership Accelerates Electrification With the Design & Assembly of Electric Bus Chassis in the UK

Alexander Dennis Limited (“ADL”) and BYD UK jointly announced today that ADL and BYD will commence the design and assembly of chassis for the BYD ADL partnership’s electric single and double deck buses for the British […]

New Flyer & Li-Cycle Team Up to Complete Heavy-Duty Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Pilot

Initial pilot sustainably recycles over 3,200 lbs of lithium-ion batteries; closing the loop and recovering critical battery materials from electric bus batteries Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – January 8, 2021: (TSX: NFI) New Flyer Industries Canada ULC and New […]

Atlanta’s MARTA Orders 6 Xcelsior CHARGE™ 40-foot Electric Buses from New Flyer

Order marks MARTA’s first electric bus purchase from New Flyer, joins over 40 North American agencies with active zero-emission bus programs supported by New Flyer St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA – January 7, 2021: (TSX: NFI) New Flyer […]

Lightning eMotors Delivers First All-Electric Motorcoach to ABC Companies, Receives Order for 200 Zero Emissions Vehicles

ABC Companies, a premier provider to the transportation industry, places $45M order for 200 additional electric vehicles ranging from Class 3 Transit passenger wagons to motorcoaches. The motorcoach platform is the 7th zero-emission platform developed and manufactured […]

1 Million Zero-Emission Mile Club – BYD Announced the Inaugural Members of the “Million Mile Club”

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (12/29/2020) – BYD announced Tuesday the inaugural members of the “Million Mile Club” — U.S. transit services that have logged over 1 million service miles with their fleets of zero-emission BYD battery electric buses. […]

OCTA Overcomes Pandemic Challenges to Successfully Deliver 2020 Initiatives

Orange County, Calif. transportation agency continued to make highway, bus, and rail transit, and environmental improvements, provided regional leadership, and helped ensure public health ORANGE, Calif., Dec. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Throughout 2020, the Orange County Transportation Authority […]

NTA commences Procurement Process for up to 800 Electric Buses — 800 double-deck electric buses

Originally published by The National Transport Authority, NTA is the transport authority for the Greater Dublin Area and the public transport licensing agency for Ireland The National Transport Authority (NTA) has today commenced the procurement process […]

Berlin receives 90 electric Solaris buses

Solaris has completed the delivery of 90 Urbino 12 electric buses for Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). This was one of the biggest contracts for battery-powered buses in Europe and the largest one for the manufacturer in Germany so far. Berlin now has a total of 123 electric Solaris buses in its fleet. In second […]

Northeast Reaches Major Milestone to Reduce Emissions and Raise Revenue for Transportation, but Much More Work Remains

Originally published on blog of Union Of Concerned Scientists. By Maria Cecilia Pinto de Moura A collaboration of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic jurisdictions just signed the final Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)  for the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) This […]

Proterra’s new line of fleet charging units enables charging of up to 20 transit buses simultaneously

Commercial fleet expansion is driving innovation in charging infrastructure, with speed, volume and reliability as the top goals. Proterra’s next-generation charging system helps transit and fleet operators, big and small, to meet these demands In the […]

Labor and community groups sign landmark Community Benefits Agreement with Proterra

EV bus manufacturer and technology provider commits to goal of hiring 50% of its workers from communities facing significant barriers to employment, such as veterans, women, and people of color LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Jobs […]

BYD announced the delivery of 470 pure electric buses to Bogota, Colombia, the largest BYD bus fleet in the Americas.

470 pure electric buses to serve almost 40 routes and over 300-thousand commuters across the capital of Colombia BOGOTA, Columbia (Dec. 19, 2020) — BYD announced the delivery of 470 pure electric buses to Bogota, Colombia, which […]