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EPA awards $5M in Clean Diesel Grants to 4 port projects

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $5 million in grant funding for 4 clean diesel projects at ports in California, Oregon, New Jersey and Texas. These vessels operate between Atlantic Highlands in New Jersey and terminal locations in New York City.

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EPA announces $1B in grants for electric school buses and heavy-duty vehicles

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Photo: Highland Fleets Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) announced nearly $1 billion in grants to replace gas heavy-duty vehicles and school buses with electric vehicles. The grant program is funded through the Inflation Reduction Act under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda. “In

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Maryland school board approves purchase of 326 electric school buses; Thomas Built e-buses powered by Proterra

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The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) (Maryland) Board of Education approved a contract on Tuesday evening with Highland Electric Transportation, a provider of turnkey electric fleet solutions, to convert the MCPS school bus fleet to all-electric, starting with 326 school buses over the next four years.

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Nissan and Uber partner in London: 2,000 LEAFs

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The fleet of 40kWh Nissan LEAFs, which can travel up to 168 miles on a single charge and are manufactured in Sunderland, will be offered to drivers as part of Uber’s Clean Air Plan. Through the Clean Air Plan, drivers will on average save £4,500, depending on the miles they’ve driven, off the cost of switching to an electric car.

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Miami commits to putting 100 electric school buses on the road

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Miami-Dade county is one of four school districts selected to receive a total of $33,175,000 through the EPA’s first Clean School Bus Program’s Grants Competition. I’ve sat next to students on their very first clean school bus ride and their excitement reflects the power of good policy.

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Michigan gets funding for electric school buses in eight districts

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Eight public school districts in Michigan have been awarded grant money to buy electric buses, as part of federal funding from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. and Highland CSB 1 is helping the state buy electric buses for the additional public school districts, as listed below: 10 buses in Flint 5 buses in Redford Union No.

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Electric School Buses: Are the Advantages Real?

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Canary Media stated, “Billions of dollars of federal and state grants and incentives are flowing to U.S. Manufacturer Thomas Built and Highland Fleets fleet services are among those helping school districts finance their own electric fleets. Maryland already leased 326 buses from Highland. emissions annually.”.