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
Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. Watch the Jouley Rollout Celebration live stream video, check out important dates for the DERA School Bus Rebate program, see Jouley on Jeopardy, and much more!
The North Carolina Chamber of Commerce (N.C. Chamber) announced on Thursday that the Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus, manufactured by High Point-based Thomas Built Buses, is the inaugural winner of the “Coolest Thing Made in N.C.” competition. The school bus manufacturer won the statewide contest, which started with 72 nominees, after two rounds of voting … Continued
Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. Take a ride with Sonny Merryman Vice President of Parts & Service, Brady Childress, on one of Virginia’s first Thomas C2 Jouley electric school buses, check out our COVID and health-safety products, Sonny Merryman President, Floyd Merryman, ranked in Virginia Top 500 Power List, and more!
Virginia Business’s annual Virginia 500 – The 2020 Power List was recently released on August 29, 2020. Sonny Merryman’s President & CEO, Floyd Merryman, was ranked among the list of Virginia’s top business leaders. Virginia Business had this to say about Merryman: It may have been difficult to imagine buses running on anything but gasoline … Continued
