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Atlanta’s MARTA orders 6 Xcelsior CHARGE 40-foot electric buses from New Flyer

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announced that the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has awarded New Flyer with a new order for six Xcelsior CHARGE zero-emission, battery-electric forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses. New Flyer of America Inc.

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USDOT FTA announces $182M in Low-No grants for transit vehicles & facilities nationwide

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The project selections were approved as part of the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and supporting equipment and facilities. CTE partnered with the following transit agencies on winning FY2021 Low-No Awards: Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority.

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DOE awards two grants to UPS for research on reducing emissions and electric truck wireless charging

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded two grants to UPS to support research aimed at reducing emissions and developing wireless charging for electric trucks. The second grant, worth up to $3 million, will seek to develop an exhaust system that could simplify and reduce the cost of cleaning up diesel emissions.

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First Tesla V4 Supercharger in the US goes live

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The Tesla charging team recently announced the opening of the first V4 Superchargers in the United States. First V4 Superchargers open in Sparks, NV [link] pic.twitter.com/QWjniUNcUK — Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) October 25, 2023 Tesla’s V4 Superchargers have been spotted across a few locations in the United States.

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

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million in grant selections through the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced propulsion technologies. These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. 2,320,000.

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This legacy school bus maker just delivered its 1,000th electric school bus

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It can charge in two to three hours on a DC fast charger and has a range of up to 150 miles. Meriweather Schools, which is southwest of Atlanta and has 2,400 pre-K to 12th grade enrolled students, got eight Jouley electric school buses in total. The Saf-T-Liner C2 has 244 kWh standard battery capacity and 295 peak horsepower.

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How much money EV ownership saves depends on where you live

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EVs were most cost competitive in cities with high gas prices, low electricity prices, moderate climates, high annual mileage, direct purchase incentives, and—for owners with home charging—time-of-use electricity rates. There was some crossover, however. ” As the Department of Energy pointed out in 2022, every U.S.