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SUPERVALU unveils new natural gas powered truck fleet and fill station

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has purchased 35 Class 8 Volvo trucks that operate on compressed natural gas (CNG). The fleet, which operates out of SUPERVALU’s Mechanicsville, Va., and North Carolina, is the largest private fleet of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic region. and Baltimore. SUPERVALU INC.

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An Overview of the BGE EVsmart Program

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Among these helpful utility providers is Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), the company that serves a little over a fifth of the state of Maryland. For Multifamily, Fleet, and Workplace Customers BGE's Commercial Customer Charger rebate applies to most of its commercial customers. Got all that done?

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Maryland, DOE and Daimler Trucks North America begin deployment of 143 heavy-duty hybrid electric and hybrid hydraulic trucks

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million in grant funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the DOE to help offset the incremental cost to purchase and deploy these heavy-duty hybrid trucks that are designed to meet the operational demands of local goods movement. MHTI is utilizing $5.9

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CALSTART launching E-Truck Task Force

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The E-Truck Task Force (E-TTF) will include a cross section of fleet users (both those who have e-trucks and those considering purchase) and e-truck vehicle makers and suppliers. It did so with hybrid trucks, renewable natural gas, fuel cell buses, ethanol fueling stations, EV infrastructure and other segments.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. For some Americans it gives a chance to drive and experience a different car, maybe an electric car they might be thinking of purchasing.

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Lithium Technology Corporation enters strategic alliance and investment agreement with FN Group for large format Li-ion packs for automotive applications

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The initial amount of cells will be used to build a test fleet of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles with range extender as well as a certain number of Electric Vehicles for an Asian vehicle manufacturer. A member of the FN Group previously invested $2 million in equity of LTC in October, 2010, as previously reported by LTC.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Statewide Paratransit Bus Hybrid Program: Purchase 31 paratransit hybrid buses to replace 31 gas and diesel vehicles.

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