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Electric Shuttle Buses, Wireless Charging, Autonomous Service: Next Steps In Support Transport
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week awarded nearly $900 million in rebates to help more than 500 school districts buy about 3,400 clean school buses — 92% of them electric. Electric buses and electric shuttle buses have enjoyed fast-growing adoption in recent years due to their potential benefits in abating local emissions, improving fuel economy, and reducing oil dependence.
This Bay Area county is eager to put autonomous vehicles on the road. Here’s why
“It’s a very big opportunity and a very big necessity because as we get older, you can’t drive as well, and eventually it comes to a point where you can’t drive at all,” Byram said. “We need to find a way of enabling people who do not have access to a car because of mobility or sight problems to allow them to actually still live in an independent way and get around town in a convenient manner, and this is one step toward that.”
EV Battery Swapping Means Less Downtime For Fleets
EV battery swapping has not caught on here in the US — at least, not yet. However, it is rapidly gaining traction elsewhere, one hotspot being China.
