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Miami-Dade purchases 33 Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and Proterra charging systems; largest EV bus order on East Coast

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Miami-Dade, Florida, has agreed to purchase 33, 40-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses with DuoPower drivetrain technology and up to 75 plug-in Proterra chargers. With 33 electric buses and charging systems, Miami-Dade represents the largest electric bus order on the East Coast. —Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giménez.

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Lucid Motors opening 20 sales and service locations in N America through 2021

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Miami Studio: Located at Brickell City Centre in Miami, FL. With a direct-to-consumer model, Lucid will offer a digitally enhanced luxury experience tailored to each customer’s purchase and ownership preferences. Los Angeles Service Center: Located at 9022 Wilshire Blvd in Beverly Hills, CA. Lucid Studios. Lucid Service.

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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. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. Description. City of Fairfield. 746,456.

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Can Software Save the World at a Profit?

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Collin Gutman is managing partner of SaaS Ventures , a venture capital fund based in Miami and Washington, D.C., That area has come to be called ESG tech , for environment sustainability governance. The next iteration is the chief financial officer/supply chain office splitting off a chief sustainability officer.

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Parker Hannifin and Autocar Deliver Hydraulic Hybrid Refuse Vehicles to Florida Communities

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Parker Hannifin Corporation, in partnership with Autocar, delivered hydraulic hybrid refuse vehicles to three South Florida municipalities ( earlier post ): City of Miami, the City of Hialeah, and Miami-Dade County. The new Autocar E3 refuse vehicles feature Parker’s RunWise hydraulic hybrid drive system. Earlier post.).

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Ford and Volkswagen expand global collaboration to include EVs, invest in Argo AI

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Looking ahead, even more customers and the environment will benefit from Volkswagen’s industry-leading EV architecture. As part of the transaction, Volkswagen also will purchase Argo AI shares from Ford for $500 million over three years. Collaborating with Ford, Argo AI also is testing its technology in Miami and Washington, D.C.,

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One EV enthusiast leads to anothe

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Drive Electric Dayton Systems Map of 2021 EV Environment. Later, I was invited by a local Montgomery County Commissioner, who was focusing efforts on sustainability, to a Zoom call with the team responsible for county vehicle purchasing. He has joined the County Commissioner’s monthly calls with the purchasing team as an influencer.

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