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Rivian to turn coal mine to solar energy center in Kentucky

Teslarati

Rivian plans to convert the Starfire Mine in Kentucky to a solar energy center. The Starfire Mine, Kentucky, was once one of the largest coal mines in the United States. It will be one of Kentucky’s largest renewable power projects once converted. The conversion is estimated to be a $1 billion solar project.

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Blue Bird delivers 23 electric school buses to Kentucky school district – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Iconic school bus OEM Blue Bird has delivered 23 electric school buses to Carter County Schools in Kentucky, which operates 11 schools serving some 4,200 students. Carter County Schools purchased the electric bus through Blue Bird’s authorized dealer Central States Bus Sales in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Waste Management opens public-access CNG fueling station in Kentucky, expands natural gas-powered fleet

Green Car Congress

Waste Management has launched a new local fleet in Louisville, Kentucky of 25 clean-burning CNG trucks and unveiled Louisville’s first public-access, 24-hour compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station. The fleet is the first of its kind in Kentucky, replacing heavy-duty collection trucks with new vehicles that run on CNG.

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

Green Car Congress

Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. City of Fairfield. Redding Area Bus Authority.

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Police Tesla Takeaways — After a Year

CleanTechnica EVs

Berea, Kentucky Police Chief Eric Scott made the decision to purchase Tesla police cruisers after watching all the EV commercials on the 2021 Super Bowl. The police department purchased four 2021 Tesla Model 3s, three of which are […]. It was clear to him that the future was going electric and he wanted to be ready.

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3 Duke Energy subsidiaries plead guilty to 9 criminal violations of Clean Water Act; $102M settlement

Green Car Congress

The companies will also provide $10 million to an authorized wetlands mitigation bank for the purchase of wetlands or riparian lands to offset the long-term environmental impacts of its coal ash basins. million tons of coal ash); Kentucky (approximately 1.5 million tons of coal ash); Indiana (approximately 35.6

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News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

Clean Fleet Report

Based on Jerry’s research, an EV-friendly state like Vermont has 10 times the charging infrastructure of states on the bottom of the list like Louisiana, Kentucky and Alaska. In contrast, Kentucky, West Virginia, North Dakota and Kansas had no incentives. The Top 10 states to own an EV are: Massachusetts. California. Rhode Island.