Virginia-based power company Dominion Energy teamed up with Thomas Built Buses, the sole provider of the electric school buses allocated for the initial phase of its Electric School Bus Initiative, which aims to support Virginia school divisions as they transition their school bus fleets from diesel to electric. Through the initiative, the power company and … Continued
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Marge Moore, known as Mrs. Moore to the students of Virginia Beach City Public Schools, said she loves doing her job every day. Moore was recently nominated by a fellow co-worker for a Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) Award. It’s a federal award that honors a school employee who does a great … Continued
Thomas Built Buses Inc. has now opened up ordering for Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems’ Intellipark electronic parking brake as optional equipment on two of its school bus models. As previously reported, the school bus manufacturer announced in November 2019 that the parking brake system would be offered on its Saf-T-Liner C2 and as factory-installed standard equipment on its … Continued
Tuesday, December 15 is #SavePublicTransit day. As a proud partner of the public transit community, Sonny Merryman supports public transit agencies. We are grateful for the resources they provide communities to better our society and economy. Our friends at Virginia Transit Association launched “The Virginia Faces of Transit” campaign as a coalition effort to highlight … Continued
Bay Transit, the public transportation division of Bay Aging, has been recognized by the Virginia Transit Association (VTA) as the Outstanding Community Program Award winner for 2020. Bay Transit’s partnership with the Rappahannock Community College (RCC) Educational Foundation eliminated fares for all students riding to and from RCC’s four campuses on Bay Transit. The initiative … Continued
Proterra recently sold its 1,000th electric bus in the United States, to Broward County Transit in Florida. Days earlier, a Proterra electric bus arrived in Wyoming, the state’s first electric bus from any manufacturer. A couple of weeks before that, Dominion Energy received its first of 50 electric school buses, built on top of Proterra powertrains, and … Continued
Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. Virginia’s first electric school bus delivered, DD5 performance numbers show fewer regens and industry-leading fuel economy, new Proterra full charging solution, and more!
PRINCE GEORGE, Va. – Prince George County Public Schools has become one of the first school divisions in the commonwealth to outfit nearly its entire fleet of school buses with state-of-the-art air filtration systems that can remove contaminants from the air protecting students and drivers. According to Prince George County Public Schools Transportation Director Dustin … Continued
Proterra unveiled its new, high-powered charging solution designed to enable the electrification of large-scale vehicle fleets. Developed in partnership with Power Electronics, the new Proterra charging systems offer transit agencies and fleet operators a customizable vehicle charging solution. Proterra’s new charging systems can be configured at a broad range of power levels. For large fleets … Continued
[EVINGTON, VA] Jouley has arrived in the Commonwealth! Virginia’s first electric school buses will begin rolling down the road soon. Earlier this week, Sonny Merryman and Dominion Energy with partners Thomas Built Buses and Proterra hosted a grand rollout celebration to officially introduce Jouley to public school officials from across the state who soon be … Continued
