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AC Transit Board greenlights a $108M, 9.5-mile infrastructure project for first Bus Rapid Transit line; diesel-hybrid buses

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AC Transit’s BRT will operate between downtown Oakland and San Leandro—primarily utilizing historic International Boulevard and East 14 th Street. miles) is slated to begin in May 2016 with service expected to begin in November 2017. mile route with stops at raised station platforms.

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The Automotive Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Annual Program Review: The Driving Force Behind Autonomous Vehicles

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mile per gallon fleet average fuel economy requirement set for automotive companies to be met by 2025. The 22 nd Annual ARC Program Review is scheduled for May 25-26, 2016, and will be held on The University of Michigan’s North Campus in Ann Arbor. Footnotes. [ 1 ] Gilbert, D., Automotive Research Center.” Automotive Research Center.”

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Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities

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Liter Partial Consent Decree entered by the US District Court for the Northern District of California on 25 October 2016, Volkswagen Group of America is investing $1.2 miles per kWh) for the expected future fleet of new EVs, including current EV units in operation. Background. Background. As required by Appendix C to the 2.0-Liter

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