UPDATE
Trapeze Group accelerates
transit technology
implementations with
new program
WAVE partners with BYD and
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification (WAVE) is honored to
announce its partnership with BYD and Pinellas Suncoast Transit
Authority (PSTA) in St. Petersburg, FL. WAVE will provide wireless
in-route charging for four BYD buses powered by its wireless
technology.
Faced with increasing demands for sustainability, a growing
number of transit agencies are turning to all-electric vehicles. PSTA
operates the largest diesel-hybrid electric fleet in Florida with a
total of 71 vehicles in active service. The agency has now decided to
explore fully-electric vehicles.
WAVE currently offers the best solutions for electric vehicle
range anxiety and battery life. In-route charging extends vehicle
range, making it the natural choice for transit agencies interested
in transitioning their fleets to electric. WAVE’s in-route charger
eliminates the need for dangerous third rail power systems or
impractical and cost-prohibitive overhead wire charging systems.
WAVE is also the only company that currently offers a
commercially available wireless charging system at 50 kW and
250 kW. WAVE’s inductive charging systems, currently powering
buses on routes throughout the U.S., are the nation’s only solutions
to have successfully undergone multiple rigorous commercial
deployments. Today, WAVE has 50 kW commercial deployments at
six U.S. locations. The systems are operating successfully with four
different vehicle OEMs including BYD, Gillig, and ZEPS.
Trapeze Group is excited to accelerate the delivery of
technology at North American transit agencies through its new
Professional Services Partner Program.
This program brings together the industry’s best-in-class
companies in the transit industry under one network, to enhance
service delivery to more than 150 transit agencies across North
America, who collectively represent over $75 billion in annual
operating expenditures.
Currently, transit agencies use Trapeze’s transit enterprise
solutions to plan, manage, deliver, and optimize their fixed route,
rail, and paratransit services. With the new partner program,
transit agencies across North America gain access to an exclusive
group of providers with various expertise in the industry, enabling
them to push out solutions to the public, faster, and innovate
more quickly.
As part of the program, Trapeze is rolling out a Partner
Certification Program which ensures that all partners are
Trapeze-certified and knowledgeable about Trapeze products,
and agencies can look for Trapeze-certified partners to be
assured t hat they are trained and well-equipped to implement
Trapeze technology at their sites.
To learn more, visit www.trapezegroup.com/partners.
New York orders more buses from
New Flyer
New Flyer of America Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of NFI Group Inc.,
the largest transit bus and motor oach manufacturer and parts
distributor in North America, announced that the New York City
Transit Authority (NYCT) has awarded New Flyer with another
order for 53 Xcelsior® clean diesel sixty-foot, heavy-duty transit
buses. The new order adds 106 equivalent units to New Flyer’s firm
order backlog.
The contract is funded through Federal Transit
Administration grants.
NYCT and the MTA Bus Company comprise the largest transit
agency in North America. NYCT serves an estimated 8.5 million
citizens and supports more than 60 million visitors annually.
.
NFI has delivered more than 2,500 buses to NYCT,
with over 1,100
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) coaches and 1,400 New Flyer transit
buses connecting New York City and its surrounding boroughs and
communities. MCI is another U.S. subsidiary of NFI.
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