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To Apply, Or Not? EPA’s New Clean School Bus Grant Program, Deciphered

June 2, 2023 admin clean transport, electric buses, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, EPA, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 16:35:17 +0000

In general, I love the arms-wide-open, let’s-include-everyone approach to things, whether it’s a social gathering at my house, or a funding program for electric school buses (ESBs). Last year’s rebate program definitely had that spirit; the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean School Bus Program awarded almost one billion to 389 schools and Tribes in year […]

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Blue Bird Opens New Production Facility For Electric School Bus Production

May 30, 2023 admin blue bird, clean transport, electric buses, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, Georgia, green economy, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 21:35:55 +0000

Blue Bird recently unveiled its new Electric Vehicle (EV) Build-up Center in Fort Valley, Georgia. The company repurposed an almost 40,000 sq.ft. facility to accommodate the growing need for electric, zero-emission school buses. At the EV Build-up Center, skilled technicians equip the vehicles with electric batteries and other necessary parts, building them into environmentally friendly […]

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EvChaja & BasiGo Collaborate With Kenya Airways To Facilitate An Electric Bus Ride For The Sustainable Flight Challenge

May 29, 2023 admin africa, Aviation, basigo, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya, mass transit / public transit, sustainable aviation fuel

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 16:35:39 +0000

Kenya Airways (KQ) is participating in the second edition of the Sustainable Flight Challenge (TSFC), an initiative of SkyTeam. The initiative is a friendly competition between SkyTeam member airlines. A Kenyan Airways Boeing 787-800 (B787-8) Dreamliner took off from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol yesterday morning, and was the first Kenya Airways […]

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The First EV Charging Station Connected To Kenya’s New E-Mobility Tariff Has Been Launched

May 28, 2023 admin africa, basigo, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 15:35:00 +0000

Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) recently approved new electricity tariffs effective April 1st. As part of this latest tariff review, EPRA introduced a special tariff regime for the electric mobility sector. The new e-mobility tariff has been set at 16 Kenyan shillings for energy consumption up to 15,000 kWh during peak periods and […]

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It’s Now Fairly Easy To Spot Electric Buses On The Streets Of Nairobi

May 25, 2023 admin basigo, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya, mass transit / public transit, nairobi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 21:43:18 +0000

The transition to electric mobility is gaining momentum around the world. We regularly get updates on sales charts from several markets around the world right here on CleanTechnica. Most of the time, we get good news of record market share for electric vehicles in the new vehicle sales charts in these market updates. It’s great […]

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4 Nairobi Bus Operators Now Using Electric Buses!

May 23, 2023 admin basigo, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 21 May 2023 14:10:45 +0000

The transition to electric mobility is well underway in a lot of places around the world. Electric buses are some of the major contributors. It’s always good to hear about the progress in the electric bus space. Shenzhen China is perhaps the most well known for a fast transition to an electric bus fleet. Electric […]

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Maryland Cooks Up Green Hydrogen Scheme To Kill Diesel Buses

May 21, 2023 admin clean power, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, electrolysis, fuel cell buses, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell buses, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, MARYLAND, mass transit / public transit, Solar energy, usa, wireless electric bus charging

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 21:50:14 +0000

New bus depot in Maryland blows up the Internet with solar powered green hydrogen production on site.

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First U.S. Congestion Pricing Plan Gets Closer to Reality in New York City

May 20, 2023 admin air quality, cars, cleantech news, Commuting, congestion pricing, congestion tolls, Fossil Fuels, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, road pricing

Credit to Author: Chris Boylan| Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 23:00:43 +0000

There’s no getting around it: New York City traffic is bad. At peak hours of the day, traffic is at a virtual standstill in many areas, and with EVs still only a small percentage of overall traffic, air quality and traffic noise can be terrible. In various parts of the world, including downtown London, a […]

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Electric Bus Company Solaris Makes Two Announcements

May 17, 2023 admin Austria, Barcelona, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, mass transit / public transit, solaris

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 12:42:58 +0000

Solaris, an electric bus company we cover often here (more on that toward the end of the article), recently had two announcements that show the company continuing its fight for mass transit electrification in Europe. In Austria, the company recently struck a deal that will greatly help the city of Lustenau meet its goals. Rheintal […]

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Metrotrans East Africa Limited Adds 5 Electric Buses To Its Fleet In Kenya

May 16, 2023 admin africa, basigo, byd, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya, mass transit / public transit, nairobi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 17:25:38 +0000

Metrotrans Ltd, one of Nairobi’s leading public transport operators, has announced the introduction of 5 electric buses as part of its fleet. Metrotrans is a Nairobi-based Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (Sacco), whose fleet plies Nairobi routes with an aim to promote efficient and sustainable public transportation systems. In Kenya, a lot of Sacco members […]