Massachusetts

Electric School Buses Help Send Energy Back to Beverly Grid in Massachusetts

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 […]

Easthampton Police to Get Tesla Model Y Cruisers

The local Police Department in Easthampton, Massachusetts has received approval to purchase two Model Y police cruisers for its fleet — reports the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The all-electric crossovers will be retrofitted into police cruisers before replacing two of the Easthampton Police Department’s gas-powered Ford Interceptor fleet vehicles. According to Conservation Agent Cassie Tragert, the switch […]

Massachusetts to Ban Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035

Following in the footsteps of New Jersey and California, Massachusetts has now become the third U.S. state to announce plans of banning the sales of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035 — reports Car and Driver. A part of Governor Charlie Baker’s road-map to achieving net-zero fossil fuel emissions by 2050, the ban aims to reduce […]