New Flyer of America Inc (a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc), has delivered the first of five Xcelsior CHARGE battery electric buses to Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet).

Electric bus builder, Proterra Inc, has launched Proterra Energy fleet solutions; a full suite of options enabling turnkey delivery of a complete energy ‘ecosystem’ for heavy-duty electric fleets.

Following the announcement more than 18 months ago by Cummins Inc at the NACV Show 2017 in Atlanta, that it would be working with the Livermore bus builder, Gillig Corporation, to produce a fully-electric transit bus, last month saw the companies officially hold a preview of the 40ft GILLIG Battery Electric Bus at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Bus & Paratransit Mobility Conference held in Louisville.

Winnipeg-based NFI Group has launched, what it is calling its Autonomous Technology Programme which is to be developed by its New Flyer of America Inc and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC subsidiaries.

Matt Scheuler has been put in charge of all sales and strategic planning across the bus companies at the REV Group, which is headquartered in Wisconsin and which has bus subsidiaries located in Salina, Kansas; South Hutchinson, Kansas; and Imlay City, Michigan.

This year's Advanced Clean Technology Expo in California saw Allison Transmission Inc introduce the new ABE Series electric axle, which, it claims, is the first e-axle advanced ultra-low floor electric bus powertrain system in the market.

Independent bus builder, Blue Bird Corporation, announced delivery of its 5,000th Type C gasoline-powered Blue Bird Vision Gasoline school bus, since it was launched in the autumn of 2016.

Gangway systems specialist for the bus and rail industries, Hübner GmbH & Co KG, is building a new factory for the manufacture of elastic polymer material products in Dunlap.

At ACT Expo 2019, traditional automatic transmission maker, Allison Transmission Inc and British bus and coach manufacturer, Alexander Dennis Ltd, announced they were working together to develop new efficient and powerful electric buses.

Dana Incorporated of Maumee, Ohio, USA is applying its fuel cell expertise to designing and manufacturing composite and metallic bipolar plates for use in fuel systems in public transportation systems, such as electric bus (eBus) and Hydrail* applications.

Electric bus manufacturer, Proterra Inc, has completed an evaluation programme at the Altoona Bus Research & Testing facility with its 35ft Catalyst E2, fitted with 440kWh of on-board energy storage; the most energy on board a 35-foot bus tested at Altoona.

New Flyer Industries Group has unveiled both 40ft single and 60ft articulated zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell-electric buses, under the name Xcelsior Charge H2.