Fleet of Electric Buses Suspended in London After Sudden Fire in Wimbledon
London has suspended the use of several electric buses after a seemingly spontaneous fire broke out in a double-decker bus in Wimbledon.
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Biden Admin. Splashing $1.7 Billion on Electric and Low-Emission Buses
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Monday it is releasing some $1.7 billion in grants to fund new electric and low-emission buses across the country.
Connecticut Transit Replaces Electric Bus Fleet with Diesels Following Massive Battery Fire
Just one day after officials promoted the passage of the Connecticut Clean Air Act, CTtransit, the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s bus service, has pulled its entire fleet of electric buses due to one bursting into flames. The electric vehicles have been replaced with traditional diesel-powered buses.
Green Disaster: Battery Fire Turns Connecticut Electric Bus into Towering Inferno
A battery fire caused an electric bus to burst into flames on Saturday morning, in Hamden, Connecticut, according to officials. Luckily, no one died in the inferno, although two transit workers and two firefighters were hospitalized as a result of the blaze.
Mass Transit Fail: Albuquerque’s $133 Million Bus System ‘on a Road to Nowhere’
The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, spent $133 million on a state-of-the-art electric bus system only to see it go bust, according to a report released Sunday.
