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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority has been awarded $2,457,328 in federal funding for low-emission buses and ventilation systems, with a 20 percent match in state...

Davis Announces $22.7m in Federal Transit Grants for Decatur, Springfield.

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The US Federal Transit Administration will award approximately $1.47 billion in competitive grant funds from two programs to help modernize bus fleets and facilities across the country. The combined announcement is the first FTA competitive grant opportunity under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). FTA’s Low or No Emission...

Colorado's Regional Transportation District (RTD) will receive more than $53 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan, Congressmen Joe Neguse and Jason Crow announced Monday.

April 13, 2021 Capital Transit has added a battery-electric bus to its fleet. This is the first electric bus owned and operated by a public transit agency in Alaska. “The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) is committed to bringing clean public transportation to its ridership and the community,” says Katie Koester, public works and engineering director of CBJ. “Capital Transit drivers and mechanics have been retraining to operate and maintain the new 40-foot long bus and to learn the nuances...

Port Authority of Allegheny County adds 6 more battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE buses from New Flyer The Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAAC), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has converted options to order six more forty-foot battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE heavy-duty transit buses from New Flyer. The purchase, supported by Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Low or No Emission (Low-No) Grant Program funds, will replace end-of-life diesel vehicles with efficient, sustainable ba...

New Flyer of America Inc., a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., an independent global bus manufacturer, recently secured contracts with two transit agencies,

Atlanta’s MARTA orders 6 Xcelsior CHARGE 40-foot electric buses from New Flyer Order marks MARTA’s first electric bus purchase from New Flyer, joins over 40 North American agencies with active zero-emission bus programs supported by New Flyer New Flyer of America Inc. announced that the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has awarded New Flyer with a new order for six Xcelsior CHARGE zero-emission, battery-electric forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses. MARTA is among the lar...

MARTA Places Orders with New Flyer for Battery-Electric Transit Buses January 7, 2021 New Flyer of America Inc. says the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), a transit system that provides public transit to the Atlanta metropolitan region, has awarded New Flyer with a new order for six Xcelsior CHARGE zero-emission, battery-electric 40-foot heavy-duty transit buses. “As more cities demand reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and greater sustainability, New Flyer is meeting ...