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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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The City of Tucson will receive funds to purchase electric buses with dedicated charging stations and provide maintenance and first responder training for the new technology. Lextran will receive funds toward the design and construction of a covered storage area and the incremental cost of additional zero emission vehicles.

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US DOE Awarding Up To $62M for Concentrating Solar Power Research and Development

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The selected projects will seek to improve component and system designs to extend operation to an average of about 18 hours per day, a level of production that would make it possible for these plants to displace traditional coal-burning power plants. eSolar, Inc. Pasadena, CA – up to $10.8 HiTek Services, Inc.

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Study Claims EVs Will Not Save the Environment, All Cars Are Bad

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& For those unfamiliar, Vision Zero is an initiative designed to change government policy around driving by reducing speeds and restricting automotive traffic — with an end goal of totally eliminating “traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all.” tire dust) while mitigating others.