{"id":797094,"date":"2019-06-25T09:11:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T15:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=367909"},"modified":"2019-06-25T09:11:07","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T15:11:07","slug":"colorado-wants-to-spark-move-to-electric-vehicles-in-a-big-way-with-buses-trucks-fleets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/colorado-wants-to-spark-move-to-electric-vehicles-in-a-big-way-with-buses-trucks-fleets\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado wants to spark move to electric vehicles in a big way \u2014 with buses, trucks, fleets"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-14-at-12.48.55-PM-1024x657-1024x657.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-14-at-12.48.55-PM-1024x657.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-14-at-12.48.55-PM-1024x657-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/Screen-Shot-2019-06-14-at-12.48.55-PM-1024x657-768x493.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>Chris Neely, left, and Hayden Woolf, both of Lightning Systems, work on a electric power commercial truck on May 29, 2019 in Loveland.<\/strong><br \/><em>RJ Sangosti \/ Denver Post<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>When the engine in one of Via Mobility\u2019s buses blew up last summer, the Boulder-based transportation service weighed whether to ditch the vehicle or replace the diesel engine.<\/p>\n<p>Via did the Boulder kind of thing \u2014 it recycled the bus. And it went electric.<\/p>\n<p>Now, The Hop, which circulates between downtown Boulder, the Twenty Ninth Street Mall and the University of Colorado campus, is even more noticeable for what it doesn\u2019t do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s quiet. It has no emissions,\u201d said Frank Bruno, VIA CEO. \u201cAnd it has a great wrap on the back that says it\u2019s Boulder\u2019s first electric bus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Via Mobility Services, a nonprofit that contracts with the city of Boulder, Regional Transportation District and others to provide a range of services, wants to electrify more of its fleet. Bruno said Via decided to make the No.15 Hop electric after connecting at a conference with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lightningsystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Lightning Systems<\/a>, a Loveland company that designs and manufactures all-electric power trains for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Read more via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2019\/05\/31\/colorado-electric-vehicles-buses-boulder-lightning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">The Denver Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/colorado-wants-to-spark-move-to-electric-vehicles-in-a-big-way-with-buses-trucks-fleets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Neely, left, and Hayden Woolf, both of Lightning Systems, work on a electric power commercial truck on May 29, 2019 in Loveland.RJ Sangosti \/ Denver Post When the engine in one of Via Mobility\u2019s buses blew up last summer, the Boulder-based transportation service weighed whether to ditch the vehicle or replace the diesel engine. 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