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4 more cities sign Global Clean Bus Declaration raising total to >40K ultra-low emission buses by 2020; London to trial BYD electric double-decker

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Bus manufacturers including BYD, Volvo, Wright Bus, Optare, Mercedes, Evo Bus, and Alexander Dennis attended the London summit and committed to supporting cities in delivering fleets of new ultra-low emission buses. The capital has also pioneered new technologies such as hydrogen and electric buses.

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California Energy Commission awards $24.9M to 9 medium- and heavy-duty advanced truck demo projects

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Hydrogenics USA, Inc. Hydrogenics Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicle Technology Demonstration for Drayage Truck. Hydrogenics USA, Inc. LADOT-BYD Battery Transit Bus. Projects passed, but not funded due to their lower scores, include: CALSTART; H 2 Ride Hydrogen Shuttle Bus Demonstration Project. Transportation Power, Inc.

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London adding 51 more all-electric buses to operating fleet

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electric or hydrogen), and all 3,000 double deck buses are hybrid. The new buses will join two existing electric buses, manufactured by Chinese company BYD, on the Go Ahead-operated commuter routes in central London. In addition, there are eight hydrogen buses operating on route RV1, between Covent Garden and Tower Gateway.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. Napa Valley Transportation Authority will receive funding to purchase BYD 30' battery electric buses to replace buses in a comprehensive revitalization of Vine Transit's current revenue vehicle fleet. CUMTD will produce hydrogen on-site partially from renewable sources. 1,750,000.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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BYD , for examples, says their 60 mile range-extended vehicle can add 30 miles of range in ten minutes. For extended range I guess one could carry a fairly modest generator set in the trunk to avoid ever being stranded. They have several stations already built and plan on thousands more.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Continues promotion and development of hydrogen as long-term strategy. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. No announced plans.

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