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Volvo Trucks Customer QCD orders 30 more VNR Electric trucks for Southern California fleet

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In early 2023, the battery-electric Class 8 trucks will be deployed in QCD’s Southern California fleet operations delivering products to restaurants and coffee shops throughout Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Located in the St. The remaining trucks of the order will be deployed throughout 2022 and early 2023.

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Electrify America, Walmart complete >120 ultra-fast charging stations at Walmart Stores

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Examples of routes include Houston to Chicago via I-45, I-35 and I-44, San Antonio to St Louis via I-35 and I-44 and Washington DC to Savannah, GA via I-95.

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DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure

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Led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (St. Louis, MO), NAABB will develop a systems approach for sustainable commercialization of algal biofuel (such as renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel) and bioproducts. University of California, Davis; UOP LLC; Virent Energy Systems; and Washington State University.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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Starting in 1958, Ford's new MEL ( M ercury- E dsel- L incoln) big-block V8 engine was given the Marauder name when installed in Mercury models. The door tag tells us that this car was assembled in St. Louis on November 7, 1963. Yes, I bought these badges. The price is medium, the action Maximum. Just ask Parnelli Jones!

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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The full list of projects selected for 2014 DERA funds: California. American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest is installing APUs on locomotive switch engines and replacing 12 diesel refuse haulers with CNG haulers. Louis Clean Cities is replacing six school busses. Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association, Inc.

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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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Sunline Transit Agency, in partnership with Southern California Association of Governments. Sunline Transit Agency, in partnership with the Southern California Association of Governments, will receive funding to build and deploy five hydrogen electric hybrid fuel cell buses. Louis County in northeast Minnesota. Project sponsor.

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3 Surprising Marketing Benefits of Electric Car Charging Stations

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If recent news is any indication, more owners are realizing that installing EV charging stations can be a boon to business. Giant Food just announced it would be installing Volta charging stations at one of its grocery stores in Fairfax, Virginia. Luke Daugherty is a freelance writer, editor and former operations manager based in St.