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Poland’s Hydrogen Bus Plans Run Into High Hydrogen Prices

January 14, 2025 admin air quality, buses, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Europe, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel, investment, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Poland, policy & politics, renewable energy, Solar energy, subsidies

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:31:28 +0000

Recently 21 municipalities in Poland sent a joint letter to the federal government begging for big subsidies for hydrogen for energy. Reports indicate that the cities that had already contracted for hydrogen buses hadn’t bothered to include realistic costs of hydrogen in their cost cases. The ones that have them … [continued]

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The Climate Benefits Of Congestion Charges In New York City

January 13, 2025 admin cities, city planning, clean transport, congestion charges, mass transit / public transit, New York, NEW YORK CITY, NYC, policy & politics, Urban Planning

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:06:23 +0000

The congestion charges that went into effect in New York City last Sunday will help clean the air of pollutants for better health.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $12 Million to Livingston and Jefferson Parish for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

January 9, 2025 admin clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, mass transit / public transit, michael regan, us environmental protection agency (epa)

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2025 04:40:45 +0000

DALLAS, TEXAS (January 8, 2025) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Livingston Parish and Jefferson Parish have been selected to receive a combined total of $12,700,000 to assist in the purchase of 45 zero-emission vehicles through its first-ever Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program. “Thanks to President Biden, we are … [continued]

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Thomas Built Buses Unveils Second Generation Electric School Bus

January 7, 2025 admin clean transport, electric buses, electric school bus, Electric vehicles, mass transit / public transit, school buses, thomas built buses

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:22:12 +0000

The second generation electric school bus from Thomas Built Buses was announced this week and features a new e-axle from Accelera by Cummins

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British Columbia Shows Norway How To Decarbonize Ferries

January 3, 2025 admin biofuels, boats, British Columbia, Canada, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric ferry, Electric vehicles, Energy, ev batteries, ferry, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, natural gas, Oil, renewable energy, Shipping

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:28:05 +0000

Moving people and vehicles across short distances is a no-brainer for batteries and electric motors. The only problem, as with most electrification of transportation, is getting electricity at sufficient power levels to the point of charging. British Columbia has a very obvious and straightforward strategy for its ferries. British Columbia … [continued]

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BYD Bus & Commercial Vehicle Sales Explode — Charts

January 3, 2025 admin byd, byd electric buses, byd electric trucks, byd sales, clean transport, electric buses, electric heavy-duty trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, ev sales, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 23:37:13 +0000

I just wrote about BYD’s 2024 passenger vehicle sales and highlighted trends going back two years via various charts. However, BYD also produces large commercial electric vehicles — electric buses, heavy-duty electric trucks, and more. For two reasons, I decided to split out commercial electric vehicles into this separate article. … [continued]

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Heat Pumps For Electric Buses Blow Another Meme Out Of Water

December 25, 2024 admin batteries, buses, California, Canada, carbon emissions, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, electric buses, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, heat pumps, hydrogen fuel cell buses, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, Oil

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 20:27:42 +0000

Every time I publish anything on electric buses — and I’ve published a lot on them recently — hydrogen bus fans point out that in the west, diesel heaters are often included in buses for winter time use. They say that as if the waste heat from fuel cells was … [continued]

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It’s Against The Law In Canada To Call Hydrogen Buses Zero Emissions

December 21, 2024 admin Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen fuel cell buses, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, policy & politics, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:42:07 +0000

In the middle of 2024, I documented the remarkable disappearance of claims of environmental virtue from the websites and social media of Canadian oil and gas companies and the lobbying groups they employed. Overnight, the degree of factual accuracy on their public sites went up by a remarkable amount. Why? … [continued]

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Solaris to Deliver First EU Battery Passport–Compliant Buses

December 21, 2024 admin batteries, battery metals, battery minerals, battery passports, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, ev battery materials, lithium-ion batteries, mass transit / public transit, solaris, solaris urbino, Sweden

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:44:08 +0000

Berlin’s BVG transit system has received the world’s first series-produced electric bus with a battery passport: the Solaris Urbino 18 electric. In a press statement, Solaris said the deliveries put BVG three years ahead of EU regulations, which will require a battery passport in all electric vehicles starting in 2027. … [continued]

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New Flyer Low Emission Buses Too Expensive So Winnipeg Buys Diesel

December 20, 2024 admin Canada, carbon emissions, clean transport, climate change, electric bus, electric buses, electric mass transit, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen fuel cell buses, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, new flyer, Oil, renewable energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 03:15:18 +0000

Into Canada’s ongoing challenges with bus fleet decarbonization comes Winnipeg, which hasn’t featured much so far in the ongoing tale of transit think tank CUTRIC’s incompetence, sole sourcing and hydrogen-centric conflicts of interest. However, it did have a role in a piece assessing Canadian bus manufacture New Flyer’s strategic missteps … [continued]

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