Antelope Valley Transit Authority to Buy 85 BYD Electric Buses
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Transit Agency Takes Major Step Toward Becoming Nation's First 100 Percent Electric Public Transit Fleet .
 
During a special meeting, the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) board of directors voted to award electric vehicle maker BYD a contract to manufacture up to 85 electric buses over a five-year period. Los Angeles-based BYD Motors will build the 85 buses for AVTA at its manufacturing facility in Lancaster, California . Click here to read more!  
Watch: Meet the Dazzling Flying Machines of the Future

Drones Featured in Interactive TED Talk 
 
Raffaello D'Andrea develops flying machines, and his latest projects are pushing the boundaries of autonomous flight - from a flying wing that can hover and recover from disturbance to an eight-propeller craft that's ambivalent to orientation - to a swarm of tiny coordinated micro-quadcopters.  Prepare to be dazzled by a dreamy, swirling array of flying machines as they dance like fireflies above the TED stage.  Click here to read more!  
National Program Invites Young Women to Explore Careers in Transportation

Transportation YOU Mentoring Program Introduces Girls to "Cool" Transportation Jobs

WTS International, an organization dedicated to the advancement of women in the transportation industry, is expanding its reach to young girls across the country. Through its Transportation YOU  program, WTS chapters introduce young women ages 13-18 to STEM studies and a wide variety of careers in transportation.  Click here to read more! 
Economy Would Gain Two Million
New Jobs in Low-Carbon Transition, Study Says
 
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Clean Energy Jobs Created Would More Than Offset Loss of Fossil Fuel Jobs by 2050
 
A new report finds that switching heavily to wind, solar and other sources for generating electricity could create an additional 1 million jobs by 2030 and 2 million by 2050. Click here to read more! 
ATRE (Advanced Transportation and Renewable Energy) represents an array of clean energy technologies that form a critical part of California's strategy for reducing its climate change impact and its dependency on foreign energy, as well as growing a robust green economy by helping California's businesses remain competitive in a global market.

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ATRE Statewide Sector Navigator

Phone: 619 473-0090
ATRE: Ensuring that California has a Highly Skilled, Clean-Energy Workforce


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