The Altoona Bus Research and Testing Center under the Larson Institute and sponsored by the FTA, last week completed the FTA’s “new model bus testing program” of the first 40-foot, all-electric bus.
FTA makes $24.9 million available for the adoption of low or no-emission buses.
The FTA and FHWA anticipate that the new rule, issued jointly, will expedite the delivery of certain transit and highway projects.
Ray LaHood today announced that 27 projects will receive a combined $59.3 million to help transit agencies purchase and support cleaner, greener buses.
The St. Cloud Metropolitan Transit Commission will use the $3.3 million to help renovate its Metro Bus Operations Center.
Ray LaHood called on 26 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia to prepare to meet new federal regulations in the near future.
The ABA today filed its opposition to a request from the Charlotte Area Transit System for an exemption from the FTA’s charter bus regulation.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has earmarked $13.1 million in federal funding for 11 innovative research and demonstration projects under FTA’s National Fuel Cell Bus Program.
The Federal Transit Administration has awarded $8.8 million to 97 motorcoach companies across the U.S. to retrofit buses with wheelchair lifts or to help offset the cost of lifts on new coaches.