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Antelope Valley adds 16 more BYD electric buses to fleet

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Since then, AVTA has put 57 BYD zero-emission buses into revenue service. AVTA is buying the K7Ms through a State of Georgia statewide contract, which benefits local governments and transit agencies through the convenience and competitive pricing of pre-established contracts. to 3 hours. content.

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BYD K8M 35' electric bus sets high scoring record in FTA bus reliability test

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BYD announced that its all-new K8M, an innovative 35-foot zero-emission public transit bus, set a high scoring record in the Federal Transit Administration Model Bus Testing Program in Altoona, Pa. As a result, US transit agencies can confidently use FTA funding to buy the K8M.

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BYD electric motor coaches selected for California purchasing contract; available to governmental entities outside CA

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BYD announced that its participation in a California-wide purchasing contract will also allow US transit agencies to leverage California’s purchase power to buy US-built zero-emission BYD battery-electric motor coaches, made by union employees in Lancaster, California. BYD 45' electric motor coach.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Napa Valley Transportation Authority will receive funding to purchase BYD 30' battery electric buses to replace buses in a comprehensive revitalization of Vine Transit's current revenue vehicle fleet. Georgia Department of Transportation. Napa Valley Transportation Authority. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority. 1,750,000.

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Grabbing the prime real estate for electric truck charging hubs

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They wanted to buy one or two trucks and test them for several years, and startup companies couldn’t stay alive that long. They said, “No, no, we buy a lot of power from the utility. What I can tell you is that the next sites are going to be Newark, New Jersey, and Savannah, Georgia. At the time, there were eleven OEMs.