GILLIG May 21 TARTA board approves order for 11 GILLIG Battery Electric buses Updated: May 22 Read the original here The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) board of trustees approved the agency’s first full-size electric vehicles in the form of eleven 35-foot buses from Gillig. The vehicles will be delivered by late 2025. The…
GILLIG Apr 29 Met Council approves expansion of Minneapolis’ Metro Transit’s electric bus fleet Read the original at Mass Transit The Minneapolis area’s Metro Transit will be expanding its electric bus fleet following the approval of two contracts with bus manufacturer GILLIG with the help of the Metropolitan Council (Met Council). The 20 new 40-foot…
GILLIG Apr 25 Cincinnati Metro Places 10 New GILLIG Hybrid Buses into Service By METRO Magazine Cincinnati Metro placed 10 new GILLIG hybrid-electric buses into service. The fleet enhancements are at the forefront of Metro’s sustainability efforts, which reflect a continued strategy toward greener, more efficient transit operations. Cincinnati Metro’s Green Path In the past…
GILLIG Apr 24 GILLIG Expands Zero-Emission Lineup with Introduction of BAE Systems & Ballard-Powered Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Bus Updated: Apr 25 Livermore, CA; April 24, 2024 – GILLIG, a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in the United States, announced today the expansion of its zero-emission product lineup. The company will be expanding its diverse…
GILLIG Apr 11 TCAT to Purchase 5 Diesels and 7 Battery Electric Buses from GILLIG to Shore up Fleet Read the original here After reliability concerns, mechanical issues, parts shortages and inconsistent service, TCAT has decided to pause services on their seven electric buses, which are now sitting idle in the TCAT garage. The TCAT…
GILLIG Mar 28 Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su Celebrates GILLIG’s Dedication to Workforce and Sustainable Transit Livermore, California, March 28, 2024: GILLIG, a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses, welcomed Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to their headquarters on Wednesday, reinforcing the company’s position as a leader in American manufacturing and sustainable transit…
GILLIG Mar 22 Wheels on the bus: Livermore-based GILLIG making mark on transit nationwide Read the original here When we’re on our way to pick up my wife from the BART stop after work, the children’s tune inevitably comes to mind each time my son talks about the “city bus” he spots on our drive.…
GILLIG Mar 22 SLO Transit prepares for more electric buses Read the original here The city of San Luis Obispo’s Transit Division is bidding farewell to diesel to make space for more zero-emission buses by the end of 2026. “SLO Transit currently has two battery electric buses and another six electric buses on order,” said…
GILLIG Mar 22 Amtran getting 3 new buses Read the original here Amtran will be receiving three new Compressed Natural Gas buses from the Gillig factory in California within the next few weeks. Ordered in mid-2023, the buses cost $720,000 each, with half the cost being paid by PennDOT and half by the Federal Transit…
GILLIG Mar 18 GILLIG Awarded Historic Contract to Supply King County Metro with up to 395 Battery Electric Buses Livermore, CA; March 18, 2024 – GILLIG, a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in the United States, announced today a substantial milestone has been reached in their decades-long partnership with King County Metro. Under a…