Latest United States News
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Community Transit Breaks Ground on Swift BRT in Washington
Community Transit has celebrated the start of construction on the Swift Orange BRT Line in Snohomish County, Washington.
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US DOT to Use Buses to Generate Power During Natural Disasters
The US FTA has published a $1 million NOFO for an initiative to generate power from electric and fuel cell-powered buses.
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US: Siemens Provides Electric Bus Charging Infrastructure in North Carolina
Siemens has manufactured charging infrastructure for two of North Carolina's largest transit agencies to aid their electrification efforts.
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Pace Purchases Proterra Electric Buses for Suburban Chicago
Pace has awarded a contract to Proterra for 20 Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit buses and two Proterra megawatt-scale fleet chargers.
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Service Begins on Van Ness BRT Corridor in San Francisco
On 1 April, SFMTA cut the ribbon on San Francisco’s first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor on Van Ness Avenue.
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King County Metro Opens Electric Bus Charging Facility
King County Metro has celebrated the opening of a new electric bus charging facility, enabling the launch of their battery-electric bus flee…
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MTA Issues RFP for Bronx Electric Bus Depot
The MTA has released a RFP to facilitate the development of an electric bus charging facility on Gun Hill Road in the Bronx.
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NJ TRANSIT Unveils Electric Bus Charging Infrastructure
NJ TRANSIT has announced that the charging infrastructure for their first 8 electric buses has been installed at Newton Avenue Bus Garage.
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Sound Transit Secures $15.9 Million for Stride BRT
Sound Transit has secured 15.9 million USD in federal funding for the Stride BRT lines, which will improve bus services in the region.
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AVTA Becomes First All-Electric Transit Agency in North America
AVTA and CARB have celebrated AVTA's achievement in becoming the first all-electric transit agency in North America.
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NJ TRANSIT Awards Garage Modernisation Design Contract
NJ TRANSIT has contracted AECOM to design infrastructure for battery electric buses at Hilton Garage for the garage modernisation programme.…
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US: $1.47 Billion in Funding to Modernise Bus Fleets and Facilities
The Biden-Harris Administration and the US DoT have announced $1.47 billion in competitive grant funds to modernise bus fleets and facilitie…
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Providence Cristo Rey Partners with Lumin-Air to Clean and Filter the Air in their School Buses
Indianapolis College & Career Preparatory School, Providence Cristo Rey, is equipping their school buses with MERV-13 equivalent filtration …
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Work Begins on MBTA's Sustainable Bus Maintenance Facility
Construction is underway on the MBTA's sustainable Quincy Bus Maintenance Facility, which will aid the transition to a zero-emission fleet.
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IndyGo Breaks Ground on BRT Purple Line
IndyGo has celebrated the start of construction for BRT Purple Line that will connect Indianapolis to the City of Lawrence.
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US: Bi-State Rapid Transit Corridor Proposed for Kansas-Missouri
Elected leaders in Kansas and Missouri have proposed a 24-mile regional rapid transit corridor to connect three major cities.
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CTA Unveils Roadmap for an All-Electric Bus Fleet
The Chicago Transit Authority has announced a roadmap for the full-electrification of Chicago's bus system by 2040.
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SFMTA Advances Battery Electric Bus Pilot Programme
SFMTA has announced that the first battery electric buses are now in revenue service as part of a pilot programme in San Francisco.
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SEPTA Awards Contract to NFI for Up to 340 Hybrid-Electric Buses
SEPTA has awarded a contract to NFI for 220 Xcelsior® hybrid-electric buses, with options to purchase 120 additional buses within five years…
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Houston METRO Places Largest Order of Nova Bus Electric Buses
Nova Bus has announced its largest electric bus contract to date from Houston METRO, initially supplying 20 LFSe+ towards a fleet of 1,300.
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Digital Kiosks Installed for Transit Authority of River City
Red Dot Digital Media has completed a Metro corridor rebuild project, installing digital kiosks for the Transit Authority of River City.
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NFI Named State Supplier for Electric Buses in Florida
NFI has been selected as an approved state supplier of electric transit buses and charging infrastructure for the State of Florida.
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SFMTA Makes Temporary Transit Lanes Permanent in San Francisco
The SFMTA Board of Directors has voted to make the majority of Temporary Emergency Transit Lane projects in San Francisco permanent.
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Electric Commuter Bus Joins Clean Air Express in Santa Barbara
SBCAG and Caltrans have debuted a zero-emissions intercity bus to serve commuters in Santa Barbara County.