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SPECIAL REPORT: U.S. BUS FLEETS
Vehicle Energy Options
Pushing toward zero-emission fleets
The transit industry continues
its efforts to transition to zeroemission
fleets. The most recent
edition of CALSTART's annual
" Zeroing in on ZEBs " report
found the count of full-size
zero-emission buses (ZEB) in
the U.S. grew by 27 percent in
2021 versus 2020. The report
says the U.S. currently has 3,533
ZEBs deployed while Canada
has 606, which includes 307
delivered in the past year.
" Early adopters such as large
transit agencies in California,
New York, Florida, Kentucky
and Oregon continue to lead,
but still are not at scale, " said
Jared Schnader, director of Bus
Programs at CALSTART. " Smaller
transit agencies and regions
that are not familiar with zeroemission
technologies need
additional resources and effort
to begin their transition. "
In updated data released in early
March, CALSTART notes global
ZEB transit bus models available
are expected to reach 262 by the
end of 2022, which is a six percent
increase versus 2020. However,
most of those available models
will be in the Chinese market.
CALSTART also points to the
increase in range of ZEBs as a
bright spot. CALSTART's analysis of
data from vehicle manufacturers
shows approximately half of
ZEBs available in 2022 have a
range between 218km/135.5
miles and 388km/241.2 miles.
In January 2022, Antelope
Valley Transit Authority's electric
fleet reached seven million
miles driven and in March,
the authority celebrated its
achievement of becoming the
first U.S. agency to fully transition
to a zero-emissions fleet.
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Agencies that welcomed their
first zero-emission vehicles
recently include Omaha Metro
Transit, Akron Metro Regional
Transit Authority, OC Transpo
in Ottawa, Ontario, and the
Central Ohio Transit Authority.
On the hydrogen fuel cell front,
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit
District became the first transit
provider to commercially deploy
60-foot articulated hydrogen
fuel cell electric buses, as well
as launched its 100-percent
renewable hydrogen production
station. SunLine Transit Agency
welcomed five hydrogen
fuel cell buses last fall and
celebrated the installation of a
new liquid hydrogen pump to
fuel those buses in January.
The U.S. zero-emissions
rubber-tired fleet traveled
20.8 million active
miles in 2020
The number of active
zero-emission vehicles in
the U.S. grew by 16.3%
from 2019 to 2020
Source: NTD 2020 Revenue Vehicle Inventory
0%
Other Fuel
5%
Bio-Diesel
9%
Electrical
Propulsion
4%
Electric
Battery
25%
Rubber-Tired
Compressed
Natural Gas
Transit Energy Use
by Fuel Type
12%
Gasoline
1%
Liquified
Petroleum
Gas
44%
Diesel
Source: NTD 2020 Fuel and Energy
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Editor’s Notebook
People & Places
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Breaking Down Transit Barriers in the Heart of Iowa
U.S. Bus Fleets Report
Unlock New Possibilities with IP-Based Video Surveillance Systems
Updates from Light-Rail Vehicle Suppliers
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Video Security
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