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Atlanta gets $5.4 million to buy its first electric commuter buses

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million in federal grant funding will be awarded to the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority to purchase electric buses. more… The post Atlanta gets $5.4 million to buy its first electric commuter buses appeared first on Electrek.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. DeKalb County’s DeKalb County/Metropolitan Atlanta Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicle Project. Last week, the Department of Energy also announced that. Total DOE award: $14,994,183.

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GeeRemit App Moves Money and Saves It Too

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For a fee, people send money to friends and family, pay bills, and buy groceries using a mobile wallet app. She applied for several grants, including a special American Express program for businesses owned by Black women. Because Georgia’s fee is the least expensive, she’s running the pilot program for the app in the Atlanta area.

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Going with the talent flow

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It saves the farmers from buying diesel fuel and breathing diesel fumes. First or second car… New or used… Time to buy electric. Traveling to Atlanta to complete the training in early 2019, he met up with 2000 like-minded people from all over the world. EWEB gave us a $5000 grant to advertise this project,” LePage explained.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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By late summer, the Federal Railroad Administration will begin awarding the first round of grants. As examples from other countries, China runs trains on its 114 km Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail line at a top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h) and is buying 100 350 km/h trains for the upcoming Beijing-Shanghai corridor. Earlier post.)

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