Workshop: Zero Emission and Low Carbon Transit Buses: State of the Technologies and Fuels and Current Challenges
Friday, March 05, 2010
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SOLD OUT! CALSTART partnered with the Southern California Gas Company to present this one day workshop on the latest technologies and clean fuels available for zero emissions and low carbon buses. What is the status of these technologies and fuels? What are the technical and market challenges to full commercialization? What are the next steps needed to move them forward? These are the key questions addressed at this workshop.
BC Transit Chief, Manuel Achadinha, President & CEO BC Transit spoke at the event. Read more about Mr Achadinha here.
Given the rapid changes in California’s regulations, including AB 32 and the new proposals the state is considering for the Transit Bus Rule, this workshop is timely for fleet operators, bus makers, regulators, and propulsion system and subsystem providers. Attendees got a first-and look at the timeline for fuel cell buses and their projections for price reductions and full commercialization, a look at some new exciting battery electric bus technology being field tested, and heard about some truly new and very cost effective options to enhance the use of natural gas and natural gas refueling and electric recharging.
Workshop Agenda 
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Manuel Achadinha, President & CEO BC Transit spoke at CALSTART's Zero Emissions & Low Carbon Bus Workshop about world's largest in-use fleet of fuel cell buses, which served at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Whistler. Recorded at SoCal Gas in Los Angeles on April 21, 2010.
Manuel Achadinha, President & CEO BC Transit spoke at CALSTART's Zero Emissions & Low Carbon Bus Workshop about world's largest in-use fleet of fuel cell buses, which served at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Whistler. Recorded at SoCal Gas in Los Angeles on April 21, 2010.
Manuel Achadinha, President & CEO BC Transit, spoke at CALSTART's Zero Emissions & Low Carbon Bus Workshop about the world's largest in-use fleet of fuel cell buses, 20 of which served at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Whistler. Recorded at SoCal Gas in Los Angeles on April 21, 2010.