DART rolls out electric buses for downtown route
On July 2, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (TX) rolled out seven all-electric buses for its downtown D-Link route.
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Problems plague BYD electric buses
An investigation by the Los Angeles Times found substantial problems with BYD electric buses in use at LA Metro and elsewhere.
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Weekend round-up
Some stories you may have missed: Elon Musk keeps digging under LA, NJ TRANSIT adds surveillance cameras to rail, and RIPTA gets funds for...
MnDOT invited public to test autonomous shuttle
The Minnesota Department of Transportation invited the public to try out its autonomous shuttle as part of the Minneapolis Super Bowl festivities.
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Transit operators are slow to adopt electric buses
U.S. transit operators have been slow to adopt all-electric buses because of concerns about price, performance, and the still-evolving technology.
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