Metro Magazine, August 2018
BYD DELIVERS TO CANADA BYD Canada announced that St Albert Transit received its second order of four K9 35 foot electric buses With the combined delivery 10 of STATs fleet is fully electric making them the largest operator of zero emission battery electric buses in Canada REV COACH TO PROVIDE SETRA AFTERSALES SERVICE North American Setra distributor REV Coach LLC will now also be responsible for the brands aftersales services REV Coach LLC is a joint venture between Daimler Buses and REV Group the new strategic business partner of Daimler AGs bus division in the U S and Canada REV has held the Setra sales rights since January OC TRANSPO ADDING NOVA BUSES Nova Bus received an order for 82 40 foot diesel powered transit buses from OC Transpo the transit service provider of the city of Ottawa Vehicles will replace retiring fleet with deliveries expected in 2019 The order results from OC Transpo participation in the Metrolinx Transit Procurement Initiative Program NEW FLYER TO SUPPLY UP TO 700 BUSES TO WASHINGTON D C New Flyer will deliver up to 694 heavyduty Xcelsior transit buses or 788 equivalent units to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as part of a five year contract award The contract will be comprised of 40 foot CNG 40 foot clean diesel 60 foot CNG and 60 foot diesel heavy duty transit buses CUMMINS MAKES ACQUISITION Cummins Inc is acquiring Silicon Valleybased Efficient Drivetrains Inc which designs and produces hybrid and fullyelectric power solutions for commercial markets Adding EDI to the Cummins portfolio is the latest step forward in Cummins efforts to become a global electrified power leader FIRST TRANSIT PILOTING AVS Calif s LAVTA and its partners First Transit and GoMentum Station launched the testing of its new shared autonomous vehicle which takes place on public roads in Dublin Calif Funding for the project was obtained through a grant from the Bay Area AQMD VALLEY METRO RAIL TAPS JACOBS The Valley Metro Rail Board unanimously approved Jacobs Engineering Inc for Northwest Phase II Light Rail Extension design services Jacobs will collaborate with the projects construction contractor Kiewit McCarthy City of Phoenix station artists and the local community altro com transport 8003820333 Introducing our all new light weight flooring in exciting new colors Flooring systems engineered for transportation Visit us at BUSCON 51 AUGUST 2018 mETRO mAGAZINE business briefs
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