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

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Transitioning the fleet to all electric will eliminate emissions from diesel buses and emissions from shipping diesel fuel by barge 900 miles from Seattle. By replacing aging fleet vehicles with Proterra electric buses, the City of Fairfield will improve both route efficiency and air quality. Alabama A&M University.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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The City and Borough of Juneau will receive funds to purchase new electric buses to replace aging diesel buses, associated charging infrastructure, and a back up generator. Topeka Metro will receive funds to purchase battery electric buses and chargers to replace diesel buses that will exceed useful life. Alabama A&M University.

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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MHDs are typically managed at fleets, although fleet sizes can range from 10 to 1,000 to 10,000 to 100,000 vehicles. The current state of fleet electrification: progress and opportunities Buses are on the move The move to electrify the U.S. Although this equals just over 1% of the total fleet, it is a significant milestone.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Composite body electric buses: Replace conventional diesel transit buses with 35-ft composite body electric transit buses.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

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Fleets don’t want to go electric at scale until they’ve done years-long pilots, but the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation will artificially constrict that timeframe. Lots of fleets will be placing orders for heavy-duty EVs over the next few years. Soon they won’t have a choice. Is the supply of battery packs going to be a bottleneck?

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The lowly refuse truck offers the perfect use case for electrification

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Mack’s first foray into electrification was in the 2000s, when it built a couple of diesel hybrid garbage trucks. The vehicles worked well, but the costs were high at that time, and the company decided that the technology wasn’t mature enough for full commercialization. The drivers really love them. They’re very quiet.

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Road Test: 2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness

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Clean Fleet Report was only able to take the Outback Wilderness on some less-than-challenging off-roading, which was a shame. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. The tires were good on-road and off. Story by John Faulkner.

MPG 88