Positive Future #676 (Feature photo – BYD Electric Double-Decker Bus – courtesy of BYD ) InsideEVs journalist Mark Kane brings us the story of the largest electric bus in North America. It is a BYD manufactured bus from California that is 45 feet ling and can seat up to 77 passengers. With a range of…
Positive Future #668 (Feature photo – BYD Bus CCA SA 4.0 International, LoveofZ) GreenBiz journalist Katie Fehrenbacher brings us the story of electric commuter buses in the Silicon Valley. The buses are big, comfortable and full of amenities. Over 1,000 private buses carry people from all over the Bay area to their jobs each day.…
Positive Future #663 (Feature photo – Thomas School Bus – By Alexandra Campo – originally posted to Flickr as The Number 69, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12118287) CleanTechnica Journalist Cynthia Shahan brings us the story of how Dominion Energy in Virginia is working with local school districts to begin replacing diesel buses with 100% electric buses.…
Positive Future #647 (Feature photo – Ebusco Buses – courtesy of Ebusco ) Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco ( https://www.ebusco.com/) just delivered 60 fully electric and emission free buses to the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe in the Netherlands. It is the largest electric bus fleet in Europe. All of the buses were driven to…
Positive Future #636 (Feature photo – Inside a BYD Electric Bus – Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, Spielvogel) InsideEVs journalist Mark Kane brings us the story of the largest-ever electric bus order for Europe. Chinese electric bus manufacturer BYD recently announced it sold 259 electric buses in a single order destined for…
Positive Future #614 (Feature photo – Proterra Electric Bus – Public Domain) You may not know it, but Wichita, Kansas is also known as the “Air Capitol” of the world. Home to airplane manufacturers like Learjet, Cessna, Beechcraft and Airbus, the city is at the center of American aviation. Now Wichita is making another leap…
Positive Future #582 (Feature photo – Proterra Bus Depot Rendering – courtesy of Proterra) CleanTechnica journalist Kyle Field brings us news about Proterra – the American-company that makes fully electric buses. Proterra just got an order from Miami-Dade county in Florida for 33 fully electric 40-foot buses. The 33 electric buses will make an impact…
American-Made Proterra Electric Bus Going Mainstream Positive Future #456 (Feature photo – Proterra Electric Bus – Courtesy of Proterra Bus Company) InsideEVs journalist Mark Kane reports on the recent switch to all electric buses at the San Jose, California airport. The ten (10) new electric buses make it the largest EV bus fleet at any…
Positive Future #439 (Feature photo – New Flyer Xcelsior Electric Bus – Steve Morgan CCA SA 4.0 International) New Flyer of America just delivered the first of five electric buses to TriMet – the Portland, Oregon bus system. This came just before Bernie Sanders (2020 presidential hopeful) went public about moving totally away from fossil…
Positive Future #436 (Feature photo – Mercedes Benz Citaro Electric Bus – CCA SA 4.0 International) Mercedes is not just a car company, they also make electric buses. Inside EVs journalist Mark Kane brings us the latest story as Mercedes just sold 56 electric buses to just one municipality in Germany. Mercedes sells its electric…
