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King County Metro to purchase up to 120 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE buses from New Flyer

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King County Metro (Metro)—the public transit authority of King County, Washington, which includes the city of Seattle—has agreed to purchase 40 sixty-foot battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty transit buses from New Flyer, with plans to order an additional 80 battery-electric buses in the coming year.

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Ballard & First Mode sign order for 30 additional hydrogen fuel cells for ultra-class mining trucks; 3MW

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Ballard Power Systems and First Mode announced a purchase order for Ballard to supply First Mode with 30 hydrogen fuel cell modules—totaling 3 megawatts—to power several hybrid hydrogen and battery ultra-class mining haul trucks. This is the equivalent of approximately 4,000 horsepower.

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Tips for purchasing a new EV amid a vehicle shortage

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Searches for new plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles are at record levels, increasing exponentially since energy prices soared in March 2022. If you are open to colors and options and want your EV sooner, a good dealership will keep your information and notify you when a unit is available for purchase. .

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Washington’s King County Metro acquiring 20 additional New Flyer 60' battery-electric buses

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Metro is one of the ten largest transit agencies in the United States, providing more than 122 million annual passenger trips in King County, Washington, and including the city of Seattle. The buses were purchased as option orders off of the Commonwealth of Virginia state contract.

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Polk: 35% of hybrid owners buying hybrids again

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Polk’s assessment of hybrid loyalty by quarter. While the selection of hybrid models in the US has more than doubled since 2007, only 35% of hybrid vehicle owners choose to purchase a hybrid again when returning to market in 2011, according to recent analysis by Polk. Hybrid vehicles represent 2.4%

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

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As part of this commitment, Metro will purchase up to 73 battery buses from Burlingame, Calif.-based 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. based Proterra. million to $6.6

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Oregon transit district buying 11 New Flyer electric buses and 7 ABB depot chargers

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The zero-emission bus purchase was supported by Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Low or No- Emission funding. More than half use electric hybrid propulsion, helping to lower emissions from public transit. LTD has a longstanding commitment to sustainability.

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