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11% of Boston Public Schools bus fleet to run on propane

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Boston Public Schools will operate 11% of its bus fleet with Blue Bird propane autogas buses, starting with the 2015-2016 school year. The school district is purchasing 86 Blue Bird Propane Vision school buses, and hopes to convert more of their diesel fleet to propane buses in the future.

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Boston Approves Ford Transit Connect for Taxi Use

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The city of Boston this week became the first municipality in America to approve the Ford Transit Connect for taxi use, paving the way for taxi owners to purchase the new vehicle for their fleets. With its standard 2.0-liter

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New York City adding 70 electric vehicles to fleet; launches EV educational push

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New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks. The Administration is also working towards the use of electric vehicles in the City’s fleet of more than 13,000 yellow taxis. Click to enlarge.

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Academy Bus orders 6 New Flyer electric buses for Columbia University

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Introduction of New Flyer’s battery-electric, zero-emission buses support Columbia University’s Sustainability Plan, which aims to reduce transportation emissions through greener campus fleets and commute alternatives. Academy Bus is the contractor on record for Columbia University shuttle procurement.

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Delphi to acquire nuTonomy in ~$450M deal

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earlier post ) for an upfront purchase price of $400 million and earn-outs totaling approximately $50 million. Upon completion of the transaction, Delphi will have AD operations in Boston, Pittsburgh, Singapore, Santa Monica, and Silicon Valley.

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GSA pursuing car sharing for Federal Government; issues RFI and launches car-sharing pilot

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The agency issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking innovative ideas from commercial vendors that could help the federal government incorporate car sharing government-wide and reduce the federal fleet over time. GSA manages more than 200,000 vehicles, one of the largest non-tactical federal fleets in the US government.

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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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Grants from the LoNo program help transit agencies integrate more of these advanced buses into their fleets. This project will increase Sunline’s current fleet of hydrogen electric hybrid fuel cell buses and allow the agency to offer expanded transit service in the Coachella Valley area of Southern California. Project sponsor.

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