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Daimler Truck North America delivers first electric Freightliner eM2 box trucks – Charged EVs

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Daimler Truck North America ( DTNA ) has announced that its electric Freightliner eM2, which went into series production at its Portland, Oregon, facility at the end of last year, is now being distributed to US customers.

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APTA: public transportation ridership up 5% in first quarter 2012

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The ten light rail systems with the highest rates of growth were located in the following cities: Memphis, TN (45.7%); Salt Lake City, UT (34.1%); Seattle, WA – King County DOT (19.4%); Boston, MA (12.6%); Cleveland, OH (10.7%); Houston, TX (10.3%); Seattle, WA – Sound Transit (10.3%); Los Angeles, CA (9.9%); Sacramento, CA (8.5%); and St.

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APTA reports record public transportation usage in US in 2013; growth outpacing population and VMT growth

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Other heavy rail systems with increases in ridership for 2013 were in the following cities: Los Angeles, CA (4.8%); New York, NY (4.2%); and Cleveland, OH (2.9%). Since 1995 public transit ridership is up 37.2%, outpacing population growth, which is up 20.3%, and vehicle miles traveled (VMT), which is up 22.7%.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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Pacific Northwest Corridor (Eugene, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver BC). Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville). Northern New England Corridor (Boston, Montreal, Portland, Springfield, New Haven, Albany). Chicago Hub Network( Chicago, Milwaukee, Twin Cities, St.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Remote Area Modular Monitoring for Critical Facilities, $300,000 Embedded Planet, Cleveland, Ohio Simulation Tool for Energy-Efficient Connected and Automated Vehicle Control Development, $600,000 Hyundai America Technical Center, Superior Township, Mich. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash. El Centro, Calif. Dominion Energy, Richmond, Va.

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Obama outlines plans for high-speed rail system

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Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville). Northern New England Corridor (Boston, Montreal, Portland, Springfield, New Haven, Albany). Pacific Northwest Corridor (Eugene, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver BC). Chicago Hub Network( Chicago, Milwaukee, Twin Cities, St.

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Daimler’s first two eM2 electric box trucks have officially hit the road

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The Freightliner eM2, made at Daimler Truck North America’s factory in Portland, Oregon, is being distributed to customers across the US. They’ll operate out of PITT OHIO’s Cleveland, Ohio, terminal and support the company’s Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) freight shipping business.