So when 12 major cities committed to only buying
electric buses from 2025 onwards, I was impressed.
As electric vehicle technology evolves, it is likely that the batteries used in electric hybrid and
full electric buses will increase in size, meaning that more power will be required for charging.
A fuel
cell electric bus is slated to be unveiled late this year, while a sedan - type fuel cell car is also planned.
It has been far too slow to adopt technology such as
electric buses already used in cities around the world, with the first pilot launched only this week.
The company originally specialized in making battery packs for
electric buses in China.
The order from Nobina represents the single largest purchase
of electric buses from Volvo to date.
One company that's already working on getting
electric buses on the streets is Proterra.
It tells the story of how Vancouver did got this far,
with electric buses and bike lanes everywhere and the automated sky train and even ferries, there are so many choices.
Hybrid vehicles are not widely available in Argentina yet, but the country's capital will have its first
hybrid electric bus with national technology and auto - parts this December.
More than 35 buses on routes C1, which runs between White City and Victoria, and 70 from South Kensington to Acton, will add to the largest
electric bus fleet in Europe.
A Fleet Of Zero - Emission Buses Are Coming Soon To The Central California Nov 18, 2016 Valley Public Radio (Clovis, CA) With a goal of improving air quality in the Valley the California Air Resources Board is providing funding for 15 zero -
emission electric buses from a company called Proterra.
The ADL /
BYD electric bus partnership has secured a third order from Go - Ahead London — for a total of 30 of its BYD ADL Enviro200EV 10.8 m models.»
Whether it's commercial electric flight, 100 %
battery electric bus fleets or 500 - mile range electric trucks, the list of vehicles going electric seems to be growing steadily.
Combined with the 14 current compressed natural gas, or CNG, buses in UCLA's fleet, UCLA's
first electric buses switch the BruinBus fleet to all clean fuel, and continue to reduce the university's reliance on fossil fuel.
In their report also dated Dec. 18, 2014, Barclays analysts also expressed concern about cuts in
electric bus orders.
At the same time, China put 90,000
fully electric buses on its roads last year, and in December the city of Shenzhen announced that all 16,359 in its fleet were officially electric.
A new study by the National Renewable Energy Lab tabulated data collected by
Proterra electric buses operated by Foothill Transit in southern California and other buses in the Foothill fleet that were powered by compressed natural gas.
The Proterra
electric bus made its debut on Capitol Hill yesterday, and looks set to deliver zero emission, fast - charging public transportation.
Secondly, expansion of a
large electric bus factory in California to the south will also see increased consumption of lithium production for batteries.
Mick Hamer describes
electric buses at the beginning of the last century on which depleted batteries were swapped for charged...
Chinese
electric bus maker BYD Co Ltd. stock plunged more than 40 % this week, and analysts are puzzled about why that happened.
The Living Lab Bus joint project, coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and launched at the beginning of 2016, uses the
Finnish electric buses acquired by Helsinki Region Transport as concrete development and testing platforms for businesses to validate their solutions in a real use environment.
On July 20, BYD reported, «BYD and ADL to deliver still
more electric buses to Go - Ahead London.
Mick Hamer recalls the battery -
powered electric buses on London's streets a century ago (9 September, p 35).
Tour transportation is in the new Ponte 12 -
passenger electric bus that takes guests to see where the grapes are grown on the 310 - acre / 125 - hectare ranch.
Officials said robust efforts reducing reliance on fossil fuels by expanding public transit,
including electric buses and rail service, as well as conservation and a transition to renewables can help further lower the community's figure.
Long Beach Transit (LBT), a municipal transit company, is the award co-honoree for the city's zero - emission
electric bus program.
UM Will Become First US Campus to Launch Zero - Emission, Fast -
Charging Electric Buses This Week Sep 29, 2016 KVGO (Missoula, MT) The Associated Students of the University of Montana will launch its first zero - emission vehicles this week.
It's a pretty cool solution which —
like electric buses or battery - powered flight — it has really only been made possible by the dramatic drops in battery prices that we've witnessed in recent years.
The latest move from the City of Los Angeles, which has already seen regional forays into electrified transit solutions, will see 25 of Proterra's 35 - foot
Catalyst electric buses go into service for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation in 2019, for an estimated savings of some $ 11 million over the 12 - year lifespan of those vehicles.
Canada's Globe and Mail reports that as part of a more C$ 7 - billion (US$ 5.4 - billion), 4 - year climate change plan, the Ontario government will invest C$ 285 million (US$ 221 million) in electric vehicle incentives; implement lower carbon fuel standards; and invest C$ 280 million (US$ 217 million) to help school boards
buy electric buses and trucking... Read more →
China alone put over
100k electric buses on their streets last year, so add that to the half a million electric cars.
JPMorgan analysts checked with Yutong Buses, which confirmed BYD's expectations that the Chinese government will continue its subsidy policy on
electric busses until next year and perhaps even after 2016.
Ponte incorporates green practices in everything they do - from low - water irrigation systems and soil sensors in the vineyards, to
electric bus tours, to solar panels on the roof of Ponte Vineyard Inn.
Beijing actually took dozens of
electric buses off the road due to the inconvenience of using them.
Delivering Opportunity:
How Electric Buses and Trucks Can Create Jobs and Improve Public Health in California Union of Concerned Scientists The state of electric vehicle technology and its potential for cutting pollution from heavy - duty vehicles while creating job opportunities for underserved communities.
Louisville Adds 6 All - Electric, Zero - Emission Buses: TARC Now Has 15
Electric Buses Aug 4, 2016 The Lane Report (Lexington, KY) Transit Authority of River City (TARC) has begun adding six new all - electric, zero - emission buses along the Fourth Street corridor between downtown and Iroquois Park in Louisville.
Project partners include suppliers of the fully
electric buses Nova Bus and New Flyer and charging station manufacturers ABB and Siemens.