According to a report from Renewable Energy Magazine, two Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school buses being operated in Beverly, Massachusetts, by Highland Electric Fleets returned more than 7 MWh of energy to the local power grid over the course of 32 grid events during the summer. The buses, which feature 226 kWh batteries […]
Brampton, Ontario celebrates the launch of new electric buses on Tuesday, which will run on Routes 23 Sandalwood as well as 26 Mount Pleasant, according to Insauga. The city is hosting a virtual event on its Facebook for the unveiling of the four zero-emission buses. The buses are completely battery-powered and each bus is expected […]
On Thursday, the Canadian government announced $2.75 billion CAD ($2.17 billion USD) in funding intended to electrify the country’s public transit system and expedite the adoption of all-electric public vehicles over the next five years. Jointly announced by Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne, the funding […]
While electric cars are a hot topic right now, electric vehicles (EVs) in general could have a much bigger impact on our world’s emissions than just electrifying passenger cars. Vans, trucks, and buses have the largest emissions of all, and according to a new study, going electric with these vehicles in urban areas could even […]
