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Indianapolis plans to add 425 PHEVs and BEVs to municipal fleet by 2016

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The City of Indianapolis will upgrade 425 non-police-pursuit sedans in its muncipal fleet to plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles by early 2016, cut the size of the fleet by 100 vehicles, and save $8.7 Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard. million over ten years.

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

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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. Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation. FY2017 Low-No projects. Description.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Possibilities include dramatic reductions in the cost of EV batteries that lead to more cost- competitive vehicles, greater state or federal incentives, or increasing taxes on fossil fuels. presence in Indianapolis. Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

There’s ease of operations, ease of maintenance benefits. Bob Kacergis: Our biggest one is IndyGo in Indianapolis. Charged : I suppose maintenance is also less than with a wired system? Imagine the maintenance requirements on moving robotic arms, pantographs, catenary systems or cable-drop systems.