Latest United States News
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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.
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MTA Partners with CitySwift to Improve Bus Services in New York
MTA has partnered with CitySwift to implement high-tech solutions for improving passenger experience and reducing carbon emissions.
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MBTA Allocates $109 Million to Modernise Bus Operations
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has committed 109 million USD to upgrade and modernise bus operations.
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Bus Testing Complete on the Van Ness BRT Corridor in San Francisco
SFMTA and Golden Gate Transit have completed testing for bus operations ahead of the Van Ness BRT corridor opening in spring 2022.
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VTA, Proterra, Scale Microgrid Solutions to Charge Buses with Solar Power
Santa Clara Valley's VTA will install a clean energy microgrid and fleet charging system with Proterra and Scale Microgrid Solutions.
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MVTA Implements Optibus for Planning, Scheduling and Rostering
MVTA is now using Optibus’ Planning, Scheduling, and Rostering modules for services in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
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VTA Publishes Downtown Transportation Plan to Prioritise Buses in San José
VTA has released details of their Downtown Transportation Plan to prioritise buses and make San José a more sustainable city.
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SunLine Transit Launches Mobile Liquid Hydrogen Pump
SunLine Transit has installed a new liquid hydrogen pump that provides a mobile solution for charging the agency's fuel cell bus fleet.
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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Council Formed in the US
The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Council formally launched in the US to promote hydrogen fuel cell-electric buses in public transit.
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GreenPower to Manufacture Electric School Buses in West Virginia
GreenPower are set to open a manufacturing facility in West Virginia to produce zero-emission, all-electric school buses.
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Iteris Awarded Contract For LA Metro Bus Signal Priority System
Iteris has been awarded a 6.8M subcontract to upgrade and expand LA Metro's vehicle-to-infrastructure connected bus signal priority system.
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Mountain Line Celebrates Clean Air Month with 40% Electric Fleet
Mountain Line has announced that 40% of their bus fleet is now battery electric, coinciding with the agency’s celebration of Clean Air Month…
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GILLIG to Partner With RR.AI on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
GILLIG has announced a partnership with RR.AI to develop advanced driver assistance systems for their North American transit buses.
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CALSTART Reports 27% Growth in Zero-Emission Buses in US
CALSTART has published its annual inventory of zero-emission buses in the US, revealing an increase of 27% since 2020.
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RTD Completes Improvement Project for Denver Bus Routes
RTD has completed their Improvement Project along the Colfax corridor, providing transit signal priority and upgrades to bus shelters.
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MTA to Redevelop Jamaica Bus Depot for All-Electric Bus Fleet
The MTA have announced plans to redevelop the Jamaica Bus Depot in Queens to enable a zero-emissions fleet of up to 60 electric buses.
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SEPTA Partners with Lumin-Air to Add MERV-13 Equivalent Filtration
Lumin-Air has been selected by the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) to outfit the agency’s bus fleet with MERV-13 equivalent…
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METRO Purple Line Receives Federal Approval in Twin Cities
Federal approval has been given on METRO's 15-mile Purple line, which will operate with electric buses in dedicated transit lanes.