Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Global Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Suppliers, Technology, Vehicle OEM, Zero Emissions

The BMW high voltage batteries developed for the BMW i3 will be used for the Vicinity LT EV.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10129530/grande-west-teams-with-lion-bmw-to-electrify-vicinity-buses

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Bus, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Legal/Legislative, Suppliers, Zero Emissions

Developed in partnership with Power Electronics, the new Proterra charging systems offer transit agencies and fleet operators a customizable vehicle...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10129145/proterra-ev-charging-solutions-enable-full-fleet-electrification-for-commercial-vehicles

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Legal/Legislative, Suppliers, Technology, Zero Emissions

CTA built one of the few terminals in North America that uniquely utilizes SAE J3105 overhead charging systems to maximize in-service time and performance...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10127520/innovative-solutions-awards-clean-technology

Categories: Bus, Global Fleet, Suppliers, Sustainability

The contract with Waterloo’s Grand River Transit is for four Vicinity buses, totaling to about $2 million.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10127766/grande-west-lands-new-contract-delivers-34-cng-buses

Categories: Bus, Suppliers, Technology, Zero Emissions

The pilot project was made possible thanks to a public-private partnership with MidAmerican Energy who signed on to provide the local match for DART’s Low...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10127092/iowas-dart-adds-first-proterra-battery-electric-bus

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Mobility, New Mobility, Paratransit, Suppliers, Sustainability, Technology, Vehicle Research, Zero Emissions

Currently, Earth’s fleet consists of Teslas but it has plans to introduce zero-emission vehicles from other OEMs in the future.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10126607/spare-earth-rides-team-to-provide-zero-emission-rides-in-nashville

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Legal/Legislative, Paratransit, Suppliers, Zero Emissions

City and county governments and transportation agencies, as well as nonprofits, can order all-electric Class 3 to 5 passenger buses under the program.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10126598/lightning-systems-now-offered-on-calact-purchasing-contract

Categories: Bus, Suppliers, Zero Emissions

The first of its kind 20-year charging-as-a-service agreement with AMPLY Power aims to manage fleet charging for 46 electric buses.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10126319/anaheim-transportation-network-secures-contract-for-electric-bus-fleet-charging

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Legal/Legislative, Suppliers, Zero Emissions

The 40-foot Proterra ZX5 can be equipped with 660 kWh of energy storage to deliver up to 329 miles of drive range, which represents the most energy storage...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10125789/proterra-introduces-5th-generation-battery-electric-transit-bus

Categories: Batteries/Tech, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Suppliers, Sustainability, Technology, Vehicle Research, Zero Emissions

The new, narrower H Series battery packs were designed to package into standard truck frame rails and increase packaging flexibility for Proterra-Powered...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10124422/proterra-unveils-customizable-battery-pack-for-range-of-heavy-duty-commercial-ve