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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

Cars That Think

As we increasingly electrify our homes, transportation, and factories, utility companies’ choices about transmission will have huge consequences for the nation’s economy and well-being. Utility companies are prioritizing their shareholders over the public’s need for cleaner, cheaper, and more reliable energy.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The funding is for the incremental cost of a battery electric bus over a CNG bus and leverages federal, state, local utilities and local match to purchase the battery electric buses for service expansion. Georgia Department of Transportation. The project will add to battery electric buses that are currently in StarMetro's fleet.

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Miami commits to putting 100 electric school buses on the road

Baua Electric

Miami-Dade county is set to receive nearly $20 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to help cover the costs of 50 new electric school buses and 16 DC fast chargers, bringing the public school district’s total to 100 electric buses. Image by Al Diaz; via Miami Herald.

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