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First 4 of 41 Electric School Buses Delivered in West Virginia

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continued] The post First 4 of 41 Electric School Buses Delivered in West Virginia appeared first on CleanTechnica. Electric vehicles can be quite useful as delivery vans and buses because they are energy efficient, and fleet vehicles in.

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EGEB: Can coal state West Virginia become the ‘poster child’ for clean energy?

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): There are currently more than $127 million in clean energy projects in West Virginia. Dominion Energy proposes the largest solar and storage expansion in Virginia’s history. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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West Virginia brings first of 5 solar farms online – why that matters

Baua Electric

The first of five planned West Virginia solar farms just came online – here’s why that’s significant for the state. 1 out of 5 new West Virginia solar farms FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison have launched a solar farm on 80 acres at Fort Martin Power Station in Maidsville, West Virginia, north of Morgantown.

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Nitro, West Virginia, Joins Police Forces With Tesla Patrol Cars

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The City of Nitro, West Virginia, has joined other cities across the nation that have added a Tesla vehicle to their fleets. The city bought its Tesla Model 3 for around $40,000 and will invest another $10,000 to modify the vehicle for use by the police force — lights, sirens, and other equipment must be […].

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EXCLUSIVE: West Virginia Wants To Ban Tesla & Others From Sending OTA Updates To Customer Cars

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West Virginia wants to ban Tesla and other automakers from sending out over-the-air updates, among other things, to vehicle owners. The […].

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GreenPower Deploys First Purpose-Built ADA-Compliant Electric Type A School Bus In The US In West Virginia

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GreenPower Motor Company, the leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered medium and heavy-duty vehicles, has deployed the first purpose-built Type A, all-electric, zero-emission, ADA-compliant school bus in Clay County, West Virginia. The all-electric school bus called […].

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OSU team develops process to clean coal mine drainage and extract rare earth elements

Green Car Congress

Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a novel process to clean coal mine drainage and extract rare-earth elements from it. One thing that surprised me was just how well our process cleans up the water. Coal mine drainage (CMD) impairs tens of thousands of kilometers of U.S. Miranda et al. —Jeff Bielicki.

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