Electric Buses In Zion National Park: 6-Month Report Card

Credit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 21:51:28 +0000

Background: Spectacular Zion Canyon — Cars Prohibited 7 Months a Year: I would argue that the 6-mile route up Zion Canyon in Zion National Park is the most beautiful place in the world. Twenty-five years ago, Zion National Park went “green.” The National Park Service decided that automobile traffic in … [continued]

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New Flyer Bus OEM Has Its Strategy Wrong & Will Lose Market Share

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:45:58 +0000

New Flyer is the leading provider of transit buses in North America. It’s also the leading provider of hydrogen buses in North America, which is a problem for it, although it feels like an opportunity. That’s where the bad strategy comes in. As always when I talk about strategy — … [continued]

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BC Transit Bringing 66 Electric Buses to More Locations

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 11:00:13 +0000

More communities in British Columbia will benefit from new electric buses and charging infrastructure. Sixty-six electric buses are on order from two pre-qualified suppliers, Nova Bus and New Flyer. Additionally, nine communities throughout BC have transit electrification infrastructure projects getting started. In total, BC Transit expects to install approximately 134 … [continued]

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Elon Musk’s DC Visit Stirs EV Charging Standardization Pot, Again

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 03:27:16 +0000

ev charging stations electrify americaWith EV charging standardization still up in the air, Tesla CEO Elon Musk goes to Washington.

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Manchester Orders 50 Electric Buses, But It Would Be More Fair To Call Them 100 Electric Buses

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:00:31 +0000

Electric buses are great for cities because they reduce air pollution and save money on diesel, as well as maintenance and downtime costs. They also help to quiet the streets by emitting less noise than traditional diesel buses. Like other EVs, they can also be a lot more comfortable for riders. But, the added up […]

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King County (Washington) To Get 120 Electric Buses

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 23:47:27 +0000

For years, we saw North American cities order 3 or 4 electric buses at a time while Chinese cities ordered hundreds or thousands. It was frustrating and annoying, especially considering that electric buses had become cost-competitive with all other options 7 years ago in some places. Well, time marched on, and we’re finally seeing large orders of electric buses

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15 New Electric Articulated Buses Deployed In NYC — 500 Planned To Serve All 5 Boroughs

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 04:47:44 +0000

http://www.mta.info/?oldsite=trueNew York City’s MTA announced on December 15, 2019, that it has deployed the first phase of its new all-electric articulated bus fleet. The now historic 2020–2024 Capital Plan includes $1.1 billion to acquire 500 new electric buses to serve all 5 boroughs. This first phase includes 15. The first electric articulated bus took off on one of the city’s busiest crosstown routes – the 14th Street busway

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