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Jersey City Receives Its 5 BYD Battery-Electric Refuse Trucks

CleanTechnica EVs

Jersey City in New Jersey has started taking delivery of its five battery-electric refuse trucks, BYD recently announced. The company noted that this is the first deployment of battery-electric refuse trucks in the state and will be the largest deployment of these trucks in the US to date.

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

Green Car Congress

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. Delaware Transit Corporation. Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation. New Jersey Transit.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries. See also Hymotions comments on the subject. Aftermarket Conversion Sources Felix Kramers Prius converted by EnergyCS — click to see more photos of PHEV conversions.

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