The Driven EV News

MARCH 19, 2024

While millions of Australians are forced to breath the dangerous diesel exhaust pollution spewing out of Australian buses and trucks, Europe is getting serious about the electrification of heavy vehicles. The post Electric trucks and buses show staggering sales growth in Europe appeared first on The Driven.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

School transportation provider First Student , headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, has surpassed three million miles driven by its electric school buses. The company has deployed more than 330 electric buses to North American school districts and approved 1,108 more for order.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Irizar e-mobility will provide nine 18-meter (59-foot) articulated electric buses to In-de-City-Bus GmbH (ICB) Frankfurt (Germany), in addition to nine interoperable slow charge stations for their garages. With this news, Irizar further grows its presence in Germany, following on an order for ten 12-meter electric buses in Dusseldorf.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Wireless charging for autonomous electric buses is about as good as it gets. The news comes from WiTricity, which calls itself “the leader in wireless EV charging.” How many buzzwords can you fit into one story or title? Perhaps we could squeeze “AI” in there somewhere.) Well, it certainly caught my attention.

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Electrek

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced nearly $1 billion in grant funding for electric school buses across the US – enough for more than 2,700 clean buses. more… The post EPA announces $1 billion in grant funding for electric school buses appeared first on Electrek.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Edinburgh bus operator Lothian Buses announced an order for 50 new Volvo BZL Electric double deck buses, each with MCV bodywork, for Scotland’s capital city. This investment […] The post Edinburgh orders 50 Volvo BZL Electric double deck buses appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 17, 2023

The installation of BYD electric buses not only represents a transformation in public transportation but also demonstrates Zalaegerszeg’s steadfast commitment to advancing sustainability and enhancing local mobility.

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Electrek

JANUARY 23, 2024

Miami-Dade county is set to receive nearly $20 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to help cover the costs of 50 new electric school buses and 16 DC fast chargers, bringing the public school district’s total to 100 electric buses.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 25, 2024

Volvo Buses is extending its European electromobility offer to include operations outside and between cities. The new Volvo 8900 Electric is an electric low-entry bus for city, intercity, and commuter operations.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 27, 2023

Daimler Buses is making an important contribution to the electrification of local public transportation in the Netherlands. QBuzz and OV-bureau Groningen Drenthe local public transportation companies have decided to purchase 35 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G articulated buses with fully electric drive.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Saskatchewan’s capital city is moving forward with plans to electrify its Regina Transit fleet, signing a five-year contract with Nova Bus to acquire 53 battery electric city buses.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

The market share of fully electric trucks and buses is growing at an impressive pace in Europe, according to a new report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). The news comes to us via the Australian EV news site The Driven. of Australia’s bus fleet is electric).

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Daimler Buses has delivered the first series vehicles of the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G fuel cell articulated buses to Verkehrsbetriebe Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr (RNV) in Germany. In addition to the three eCitaro G fuel cell vehicles, a further 45 eCitaro articulated buses of identical design will be delivered successively by mid-2025.

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The regional public transport operator Ferry Cars from Belgium has put five new Mercedes-Benz eCitaro low-floor city buses with all-electric drive into operation.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 12, 2023

GreenPower Motor Company is rolling out the first electric school buses manufactured at its new factory in West Virginia to school districts. more… The post GreenPower rolls out its first electric school buses in West Virginia appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Paving the way for clean transportation to and from school for our kids, Thomas Built Buses (TBB) and Proterra announced Thursday their electric school buses had crossed 1 million miles driven in North America.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

Photo: Highland Fleets Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) announced nearly $1 billion in grants to replace gas heavy-duty vehicles and school buses with electric vehicles. The post EPA announces $1B in grants for electric school buses and heavy-duty vehicles appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

Polish bus maker Solaris has received an order for 20 Urbino 9 LE and 30 Urbino 12 electric buses from municipal transport company EMT Madrid. EMT Madrid currently operates 250 Urbino 12 CNG buses and 60 Urbino 12 electric buses. Deliveries are expected to be completed by July 2024.

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, launched its next generation of battery-electric buses for the UK and Ireland with the unveiling of the new Enviro100EV small bus and Enviro400EV double decker. Alexander Dennis, a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc.,

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Electrek

OCTOBER 13, 2023

California governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed legislation that mandates all new school buses in the state to be electric starting in 2035. more… The post California is about to go next-level with electric school buses appeared first on Electrek.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

US school bus manufacturer Thomas Built Buses , a brand of the Daimler Group, has delivered its 1,000th Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus as part of an order for eight of the buses placed by Meriwether County School System (MCSS) in Georgia. The Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley has a maximum passenger capacity of 81.

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Electric Cars Report

MAY 13, 2023

Bremer Strassenbahn AG (BSAG) is rapidly expanding electrification of the local public transportation network: A total of 35 new all-electric eCitaro G low-floor articulated buses from Mercedes-Benz with the latest NMC 3 battery technology will be added to the 20 eCitaro solo buses that have been driving on the streets of Bremen since 2022.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Like it did with passenger EV rebates back in December , Germany has decided to pull the plug on subsidy programs for electric semi trucks and city buses. What happens to the nation’s commercial EV market now?

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Electric Cars Report

MAY 30, 2023

Blue Bird Corporation, the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, has opened its Electric Vehicle (EV) Build-up Center on the grounds of the company’s main U.S. facility to meet increasing demand for electric school buses. manufacturing plant in Fort Valley, Ga. Blue Bird transformed a nearly 40,000 sq.ft.

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Electrek

JUNE 19, 2023

Nevada has a new law that lowers the price upfront of medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks and buses for businesses and public fleets. more… The post Nevada introduces great state incentives for electric trucks and buses appeared first on Electrek.

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The Driven EV News

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Pau, which become a pioneer in the use of hydrogen fuel-cell buses, has become the second French city to dump its hydrogen bus and will switch to cheaper and more efficient battery electric buses. The post Second French city dumps hydrogen bus plan for cheaper electric buses appeared first on The Driven.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 28, 2023

Blue Bird Corporation, the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, has delivered its first batch of 20 electric school buses to Boston Public Schools (BPS). School officials and local government leaders hail the groundbreaking pilot program as the largest electric school bus deployment in the Northeast.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Seattle will become the first in the US to deploy double-decker electric buses with inductive wireless charging technology.

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Electrek

JANUARY 12, 2023

Kleanbus, which just completed its first prototype vehicle, strips diesel engines out of five- to 10-year-old buses and replaces them with electric powertrains. The post Here’s how this company turns diesel buses into electric buses appeared first on Electrek.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 18, 2024

The contract is worth more than 300 million euros […] The post IVECO Bus To Supply 411 Electric Buses To The City Of Rome appeared first on Electric Cars Report. .- Azienda per la mobilità, the public transport company of Italy’s capital city.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

In collaboration with the Electric School Bus (ESB) program of Dominion Energy, a regional utility headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Daimler Truck North America subsidiary Thomas Built Buses (TBB) has announced that the state has now surpassed 1.5 It has a current fleet of more than 135 buses operating in 25 Virginia districts.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

New Delhi : Eicher Trucks and Buses, a division of VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) Limited, has delivered six Eicher Skyline PRO E 9M Staff AC Electric Buses to the Indian Army.

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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Queensland premier Steven Miles has announced plans to deliver over 400 zero emission buses to replace aging diesel buses in operation on the Translink network. The post Queensland government commits to buy over 400 locally made electric buses appeared first on The Driven.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

Polish bus manufacturer Solaris has received an order for 50 of its Urbino 18 electric buses from Berlin public transport company BV G , which currently operates more than 120 Solaris Urbino 12 and Urbino 18 buses. The new buses are supplied with 240 kW asynchronous motors. Delivery is scheduled for 2024 and 2025.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 20, 2024

The Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley, the electric school bus model in the Thomas Built Buses product portfolio, was unveiled already in 2017 pioneering the way towards an electric school […] The post Thomas Built Buses delivers 1,000th Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 5, 2023

Daimler Buses is establishing a new wholly owned subsidiary: Daimler Buses Solutions GmbH specializes in designing and building e-infrastructure. Electrified buses can only achieve their full performance potential when they are embedded in a well-planned and coordinated system.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

GILLIG will deliver an initial order of 89 GILLIG Low Floor Battery Electric buses, with the option to purchase up to 306 more units. GILLIG says King County’s buses are “equipped with opportunity charging capabilities in addition to plug-in charging.”

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