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

Green Car Congress

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. City of Albuquerque. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon. City of Tucson. Southern California Association of Governments.

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

The Truth About Cars

There was sounder reasoning behind some of the environmental costs tied to vehicle production, roadway maintenance, and upticks in fatal accidents tied to larger vehicles. If average vehicle weights continue increasing, so will the roadway maintenance schedules requiring massive construction equipment that belch smoke.