Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2015

Boston Public Schools will operate 11% of its bus fleet with Blue Bird propane autogas buses, starting with the 2015-2016 school year. This new autogas bus offering expands Blue Bird’s propane autogas portfolio, which also includes the 70-gallon standard and 100-gallon extended-range autogas tanks.

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Boston Fleet Diesel Extended Range 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2013

Metro already operates the nation’s largest compressed natural gas bus fleet, but this initiative sets Metro on a new course for transitioning to even cleaner electric buses that will be assembled right here in Los Angeles County at the BYD manufacturing plant in Lancaster. —Michael D.

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Los Angeles BYD Purchase Parts 262

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

This project will begin to fulfill Mountain Rides' goal of moving from diesel powered buses to cleaner, cheaper, easier to maintain battery electric buses. The City of Seneca and Oconee County will purchase 35' Proterra Catalyst zero-emission extended-range battery electric buses to the nation's first all-electric transit bus system.

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Purchase St. Louis Jacksonville Fleet 191

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2015

There will be 800 New Routemasters on London’s streets by 2016 and they will reduce CO 2 emissions in the Capital by around 27,500 tonnes a year. This is part of the Mayor’s plan to halve NO x emissions from the bus fleet by the end of his term in office in 2016, compared to 2008. Earlier post.)

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London BYD Clean Cleaning 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

Long electric range PHEVs (vehicles which travel at full performance about 60 miles (100 km) on electricity only, like the new 2016 Chevrolet Volt) can integrate all three essential electric power system elements: the grid, the loads, and the new intermittent renewable energy sources. Conclusions. These items add value to the grid.

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PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150