Blue Bird Corporation Awarded Nearly $80 Million Grant for New EV Facility
One school bus manufacturer received a massive grant to continue its pursuit of electric vehicles. On Thursday, Georgia Rep. Sanford Bishop announced that the Blue Bird Corporation would receive a nearly $80 million grant through the U.S. Department of Energy’s…
High Valley Transit to Acquire New Electric Buses After $16.2 Million Federal Grant
High Valley Transit announced Wednesday the awarding of $16.2 million in funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to replace older diesel buses with state-of-the-art, battery-powered electric buses that the transit group said will significantly reduce emissions and improve public…
Volkswagen E-Volksbus Electric Bus for Latin America Will be Produced Starting in 2024
Volkswagen Truck & Bus will start production of its electric bus model for Latin America in the second half of 2024. The model, called e-Volksbus, is under development at VWTB’s world engineering center in Resende (Brasil), and draws on all…
LION ELECTRIC INITIATES DELIVERIES OF LIOND, A NEW ALL-ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS MODEL
The Lion Electric Company (NYSE: LEV) (TSX: LEV) (“Lion” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, announced today that it has commenced customer deliveries of its newly-launched LionD school buses in California. The LionD,…
Blue Bird Delivers First Electric School Bus Fleet to Carter County Schools in Kentucky
Blue Bird Corporation, the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, is supplying 23 electric school buses to Carter County Schools (CCS) in Kentucky. The zero-emission vehicles mark a new era of clean student transportation for the school district. CCS…
LGES to Supply NCM Li-ion Modules for ICPT’s E-bus Battery System
South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution (LGES) has signed a supply agreement for NCM lithium-ion battery modules with Impact Clean Power Technology (ICPT), a supplier of heavy-duty battery systems for public transportation. Under the agreement announced by the two…
US, PHILANTHROPISTS COMMIT $150M TOWARDS INDIA’S GOAL TO DEPLOY 50K ELECTRIC BUSES
Calling the electrification drive in India’s transport sector one of the most significant opportunities, US Special Envoy on Climate Change John Kerry on Saturday said the quicker India pursues this initiative, the more it mitigates greenhouse gas emissions, leading to…
Edmonton’s Fleet of Electric Buses Failing Amid Manufacturer’s Bankruptcy Broceedings
In the summer of 2020, Don Iveson, then Edmonton’s mayor, announced that electric buses were being deployed by the city’s transit service. During a news conference at the Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage, Iveson said the new buses were quiet, “super-efficient”…
The Electrification of Vehicles in America is Occurring Rapidly in Bus Fleets
The effort to electrify vehicles is a growing trend sweeping through America. The task is expensive enough to keep it from ever being quick. Still, funding is available from numerous sources and the commitment to accomplish what would once have…
Europe’s Electric Truck Market Is Surging, But Electric Buses The Star Of The Show
By now, you’ve probably come across an electric bus, but how about an electric truck? If you haven’t spotted one yet, you’re not alone. Despite the rapid growth in electric truck sales in the EU, with volumes more than doubling…
