GILLIG May 2, 2022 Mississippi’s first-ever electric bus for public transit unveiled on Earth Day 2022 by Super Talk Mississippi Media As a way to celebrate Earth Day 2022, the Coast Transit Authority has unveiled Mississippi’s first-ever electric bus for public transit. “This is the next level of vehicles Coast Transit Authority will utilize to…
GILLIG May 2, 2022 LANTA adds seven new CNG buses to its fleet by Mass Transit The Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA) received seven new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, bringing the total number of buses in its fleet to 86—the largest size in LANTA’s history. The arrival of seven new Compressed Natural Gas…
GILLIG May 2, 2022 Charlotte Area Transit System and eTransEnergy launch new Battery Electric Bus pilot program by Daily Energy Insider A collaboration between the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), the City of Charlotte, N.C., and eTransEnergy yielded the launch of a pilot for CATS’ bus fleet last week, known as the Battery Electric Bus…
GILLIG Apr 28, 2022 TriMet Board approves agency’s first bulk purchase of all-electric buses by TriMet News Just days after the world celebrated the 52nd annual Earth Day, TriMet’s Board of Directors has approved climate actions to reduce TriMet greenhouse gas emissions, move the agency forward on the road to a clean-energy bus fleet, and…
GILLIG Apr 28, 2022 CAT deploys first electric vehicles by Mass Transit The Chatham Area Transit (CAT) deployed its first electric vehicles on April 23, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the vehicle launch in conjunction with Earth Day celebrations. The GILLIG battery-powered vehicles were put into service Saturday morning along the 14 Abercorn and 28…
GILLIG Apr 19, 2022 KY: City receives electric bus by Messenger-Inquirer The city of Owensboro’s first electric bus, which was purchased with $1 million in federal and state grants, has arrived. It’s expected to hit the streets next month. Whether the city will purchase more electric buses depends on how the new bus performs overall,…
GILLIG Apr 18, 2022 ‘Volt’ and ‘Bolt’: Summit County METRO adds 2 zero-emissions electric buses to its fleet by Spectrum News 1 AKRON, Ohio — The METRO Regional Transit Authority unveiled Summit County’s first electric buses Tuesday, gathering Summit County officials at the Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center to cut a bright, red ribbon. METRO…
GILLIG Mar 8, 2022 FTA Opens Application Process for 2022 Low-No and BBF Program Updated: Apr 18, 2022 Unprecedented levels of funding available for transit fleet modernization. Livermore, CA—March 8, 2022 – Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Transit Administration Administrator Nuria Fernandez, announced an unprecedented $1.1B in available…
GILLIG Jan 19, 2022 Bus Makers Are Merging Electrification and Autonomy by Government Technology The technologies of electrification and autonomy in the transit sector are coming together, offering agencies new options as they plan for the future. GILLIG, a maker of transit buses, and RR.AI, which develops autonomous vehicle technology, are joining forces to develop…
GILLIG Jan 18, 2022 US BUS MAKER GILLIG PURSUES ‘DRIVERLESS’ TECH by Australian Bus and Coach FOLLOWING delivery of its 100th electric bus in partnership with Cummins, the California-based Gillig LLC has entered into a development agreement with RR.AI – developer of autonomous mobility solutions based in Maryland, USA – for next-gen advanced driver assistance…