Canada announces new decarbonizing investments for EV Week
During EV Week (July 11-15) the Government of Canada announced new developments in charging infrastructure, battery manufacturing, purchase incentives and zero-emissions buses. Deploying charging infrastructure Since 2015, the Canadian government says it has invested $1 billion to make EVs more affordable and chargers more accessible. These investments are supporting the establishment of a nationwide network of
Electric bus/wireless charging use case: Operating costs are 51% of diesel
With three years of regular daily operation, Link Transit’s electric buses are proving worth, according to Richard DeRock, general manager of the Wenatchee, Washington, public transit agency. Now with 12 electric buses in operation, all using wireless chargers installed by Momentum Dynamics, Link operates one of the largest electric bus fleets of any transit system in the
Bridgestone launches its first tire for electric buses
Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) has launched the all-new Bridgestone R192E all-position radial tire, specially designed to empower the adoption of electric buses. The company says the Bridgestone R192E tire offers ultra-low rolling resistance and high load capacity, increasing daily ranges and maximizing vehicle operation on a single charge while remaining compatible with all bus types. The
InCharge Energy partners to deploy 42 electric buses for California schools
The Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD) has approved a project from InCharge Energy, Creative Bus Sales and IC Bus to deploy 42 electric school buses and an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to support the new fleet. The electric buses – expected to be the largest operating electrified school bus fleet in California –
Pace buys 20 Proterra ZX5 Electric Buses, EV charging infrastructure
Proterra Inc. and Pace Suburban Bus have announced a fleet electrification project with the agency awarding a $26.5 million dollar contract to Proterra to acquire 20 Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses, featuring more than 13 megawatt hours of battery storage energy, and two Proterra megawatt-scale fleet chargers. Pace is the transportation backbone of Chicago’s
Biden admin. takes lead on zero-emission school bus deployment
The White House has announced the first round of funding for electric school buses as part of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. $500 million will be available to help school districts purchase vehicles and install infrastructure. As of September 2021, there were 1,738 electric school buses awarded, ordered, delivered and deployed in the United
Blue Bird Unveils new Electric Vehicle Platform
Blue Bird Corporation has unveiled a new Class 5-6 electric vehicle platform. The company says it built on its knowledge in school bus manufacturing to expand its zero-emission transportation solutions to the commercial vehicle market. Blue Bird’s flexible Class 5-6 chassis will enable a broad range of fully-electric vehicles, including last-mile delivery step vans, motorhomes,
Proterra introduces ZX5 electric bus with 738 kWh of energy
Proterra Inc. is increasing the amount of energy onboard its purpose-built ZX5 electric transit bus – delivering more battery storage to help transit agencies scale zero-emission bus fleets with electric vehicle technology. Starting in 2023, the 40-ft. Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit bus can be equipped with up to 738 kWh of onboard energy. With
Blue Bird fills its largest order of electric school buses
Blue Bird Corporation reports it has received the single-largest order of electric school buses from a school district in its history. Modesto City Schools in California purchased 30 zero-emission school buses. The order enables the school district to rapidly convert nearly 50% of its diesel-powered bus fleet to clean energy. Thereby, Modesto City Schools will
Funding available for federal $5B zero-emission school bus program
As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the U.S. Federal Government has dedicated $5 billion in funding to deploy zero-emission and clean school buses over the next five years. Priority districts can receive up to $375,000 per bus in funding, which can represent up to 100% of an all-electric school bus price, while
Sono Motors technology used for Munich’s first solar bus
Sono Motors is launching its proprietary solar technology to public transport for the first time in partnership with the Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (Munich Transport Company, MVG). The solar bus trailer will hit the roads in the Munich, Germany metropolitan area in the near future, testing the energy yields as well as the potential of the technology
Lightning eMotors expands partnership with Forest River shuttle buses, vans
Lightning eMotors has expanded its partnership with Forest River to offer a factory-certified all-electric repower program for shuttle buses and passenger vans. Forest River is a Berkshire Hathaway Company that manufactures shuttle buses, recreational vehicles, cargo trailers, utility trailers and pontoon boats. Repowering gas and diesel-powered commercial vehicles has been common practice for many years
