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Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) is growing its battery-electric fleet with the purchase of 10 K11M 60-foot articulated buses and six K7M 30-foot buses. Since then, AVTA has put 57 BYD zero-emission buses into revenue service. The K7M seats 22, has a range of up to 150 miles, and can be fully charged in 2.5 to 3 hours.
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The University of Georgia has placed an order for twenty Proterra 40? The University of Georgia offers free rides for students, faculty and visitors with an average daily ridership of about 40,000. With this order, the University of Georgia joins colleges and universities nationwide that are moving to battery-electric campus buses.
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regulation, purchasing incentives), local policy (e.g., There are substantial purchase incentives in California, Colorado, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Washington. The Georgia rebate was revoked in July 2015, and a Texas incentive was limited in its availability throughout the year. Click to enlarge.
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Florida, Utah, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, and Colorado. “As Field Specialist work in coordination with Vehicle Operations, Service Operations, Retail, and Fleet teams to facilitate customer deliveries, manage documentation, and provide our customers with an exceptional car-buying experience,” wrote Rivian in the job’s Role Summary.
.” “If we are ever to achieve profitability, it will be dependent upon the successful development and commercial introduction and acceptance of our consumer vehicles, such as the R1T and R1S, our commercial fleet vehicles, such as the EDV, and our services, which may not occur,” Rivian said.
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