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Clemson, SC purchases 10 Proterra electric buses

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Clemson Area Transit (CATbus) has purchased ten 40' Proterra Catalyst E2 buses and related charging infrastructure. CATbus purchased the Proterra Catalyst E2 buses in part with $3.9 The Low-No program provided $55 million in bus-buying grants to municipalities in 2016, of which Clemson’s grant was among the largest.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Alabama A&M University. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. Description.

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LeEco showcases autonomous EV concept LeSEE at Auto China 2016

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China-based internet company LeEco unveiled its LeSEE electric car concept this week at Auto China 2016—The 14th Beijing International Automobile Exhibition. Ding also served as the Deputy project lead for Shanghai Automotive Industry (Group) Corporation and oversaw the purchase of MG Rover. Earlier post.) Ding received a B.S.

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GE Aviation and the University of Cincinnati collaborate on new research center

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GE Aviation, in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati Research Institute (UCRI), has created the GE Aviation Research Center at the company’s world headquarters in Evendale, Ohio. The scope of this agreement marks a first in Ohio between a leading aerospace company and a leading university research institute.

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BMW Spartanburg plant now largest manufacturing facility in the BMW Group production network

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With record production of more than 411,000 units in 2016, Spartanburg is the largest BMW Group plant worldwide. In 2016, 80% of the BMW Group’s purchasing volume in the NAFTA area originated in the US. In 2016, 80% of the BMW Group’s purchasing volume in the NAFTA area originated in the US. billion annually.

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MAHLE to acquire Spanish electronics specialist Nagares to bolster position in vehicle electronics

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The purchase price will not be disclosed. In cooperation with the Polytechnic University of Valencia, the company has established a Chair for Mechatronics. Nagares’ business segments fit in with MAHLE’s Mechatronics division, which has combined all activities in the field of electric drives since 2016.

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Emissions of potent GHG HFC-23 have grown, contradicting reports of huge reductions

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Despite reports that global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, HFC-23, were almost eliminated in 2017, an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has found atmospheric levels growing at record values. This would have been a big win for climate. —co-author Dr Matt Rigby.

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