In preparation for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002, the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) planned and executed significant upgrades to the Salt Lake County and eventually Wasatch Front transit systems. The first element in the upgrade was the implementation of TRAX, the first Salt Lake City light rail … [continued]
Background: Spectacular Zion Canyon — Cars Prohibited 7 Months a Year: I would argue that the 6-mile route up Zion Canyon in Zion National Park is the most beautiful place in the world. Twenty-five years ago, Zion National Park went “green.” The National Park Service decided that automobile traffic in … [continued]
Electric buses are being put to use in Brooklyn as roving energy storage systems topped with solar panels, as part of a goal to electrify school bus fleets across the nation.
The 2024 National Bus and Coach Show was held in Brisbane last month featuring a vast array of buses in all sizes and drivetrains. Of course, CleanTechnica’s readers are mainly interested in battery electric vehicles, and so we will be focussing on those. Presently, only about 0.2% of buses on … [continued]
Recently I published a perspective on the Canadian city of Mississauga’s plan to pilot hydrogen buses for their transit system. It included global data on the high cost and low reliability of hydrogen electrolysis and refueling systems and the high cost and low reliability of hydrogen fuel cell buses. Someone … [continued]
The commercial world is showing a strong preference for electric vehicles, which have now proven themselves in many industries.
BYD (Build Your Dreams) continues to help electrify the world. Aside from opening up dozens of markets to cheap electric cars, let’s not forget that the company has been deliveries thousands of electric buses and trucks around the world in recent years. And we won’t forget about that this week, … [continued]
Africa Electric Mobility Week is on in Nairobi, Kenya, this week from the 17th to the 22nd of September. It is a great time to check on some of the progress in key sectors such as electrification of public transport in Kenya. One of the main modes people use to … [continued]
Electric buses are rolling into Zion National Park, one of five incredible National Parks featured in the new National Graphic TV series.
Largest emission-free bus fleet in Belgium: Hansea expands its fleet by a further 181 vehicles to a total of 271 Lion’s City E buses The fully electric 10-metre, 12-metre, and 18-metre city buses are used throughout Flanders Sustainability, flexibility, and reliability of the eBuses, as well as many years of … [continued]
