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St. Louis Launches SiLVERS EV Shuttle Service for Seniors

CleanTechnica EVs

A groundbreaking concept, the SiLVERS program accomplishes multiple goals. For one, it demonstrates the cost benefits of EV fleets for social service agencies and how that can translate to improved quality of service.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

New Two-Cylinder Prototype Demonstration and Concept Design of a Next Generation Class 3-6 Opposed Piston Engine. AOI 13: Alternative Fuel Proof-of-Concept in New Communities and Fleets. Clean Fuels Ohio. Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition. Louis Vehicle Electrification Rides for Seniors (SiLVERS). Achates Power.

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Bladon Jets, SR Drives and Jaguar Land Rover Win Funding for Gas Turbine Electric Vehicle Project

Green Car Congress

Clean burn annular combustion chamber. Both companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of Emerson Electric Co of St Louis, Missouri—the world’s largest manufacturer of electric motors. Tags: Concept Engines Engines Hybrids. Key features include: High efficiency multistage axial-flow compressor. One moving part.