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Blue Bird receives record order for 180 electric school buses – Charged EVs

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US bus maker Blue Bird has received an order from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for 150 of its All American and 30 of its Vision electric school buses. They have a range of up to 130 miles and are expected to take between three and eight hours to fully recharge, based on the district’s future charging infrastructure.

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New Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus; first to offer two fuel-cell-electric models eligible for federal funding

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This makes the Xcelsior CHARGE H2 the first sixty-foot fuel cell-electric bus to complete Altoona, and establishes New Flyer as the only manufacturer to offer both a forty-foot and sixty-foot fuel cell-electric model that qualifies for federal funding. New Flyer has more than 50 years of experience manufacturing zero-emission buses (ZEBs).

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LA Metro to purchase up to 25 new BYD electric buses as part of $30M pilot project

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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors approved a contract with BYD Motors for the manufacture and delivery of up to 25 new all-electric buses as part of a $30-million clean air bus technology pilot project. —Michael D. Antonovich, LA County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair.

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Foothill Transit launching fully fast-charging electric bus line

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Foothill Transit, the primary public transportation provider for the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys in Los Angeles County, California, is launching a heavy-duty, fast charging, fully electric bus line at the Pomona Transit Center on 27 September.

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BYD electric bus logs 746 miles in 24h period

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Each shift logged between 240 and 256 miles (386 and 412 km) before recharging the battery. Its first unofficial test was 29 July when it traveled to Los Angeles to pick up the consul general of the Chinese Consulate who was scheduled to tour the BYD manufacturing facility in Lancaster.

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Hyundai is going all in on hydrogen, and relying on food waste to make that happen

Baua Electric

To recharge, you can top off your vehicle via a fuel cell stack in about five minutes. For the Nexo, a recharge can take you 380 miles, with its only emissions being water vapor. Problem is, there is almost no hydrogen infrastructure and very few hydrogen recharging stations, and only a smattering in North America.

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Loop Energy fuel cell range-extenders chosen for FAST TRACK project; zero-emission Class 8 drayage trucks

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The Loop-powered, long-haul trucks will work in demanding road operations, towing up to 80,000 pounds of freight throughout the San Diego and Los Angeles regions.

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