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King County Metro Transit to purchase 120 battery-electric buses by 2020, 73 from Proterra

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Metro serves Seattle and the rest of King County. Maintenance costs of all-electric buses are expected to decline versus hybrid-diesels, primarily because they have fewer moving parts. The 73 battery-electric buses from Proterra will cost up to $55 million, starting with 20 buses totaling $15.12 based Proterra.

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

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The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. Fifty-one projects in 39 states will receive a share of the funding.

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Airlines Hoping for More Boeing Jets Could Be Waiting Awhile

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a major Boeing production hub north of Seattle. s announcement on Wednesday, it also approved inspection and maintenance procedures for the Max 9. A surge in the cost of jet fuel after Russia invaded Ukraine also hurt profits. It also planned to add another assembly line at a factory in Everett, Wash., As part of the F.A.A.’s

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

There’s ease of operations, ease of maintenance benefits. Grant Transit, which is in Moses Lake, Washington. We did a ribbon cutting for Kitsap Transit, which is right across from Seattle. Charged : I suppose maintenance is also less than with a wired system? Our maintenance schedule is minuscule.