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UC Davis secures $20M federal grant renewal to lead the National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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The US Department of Transportation announced that the National Center for Sustainable Transportation ( NCST ), housed at the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis), would receive $20 million to lead a group of seven universities studying transportation effects on the environment. Earlier post.)

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USDOT awards $14M to UC Davis-led National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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The US Department of Transportation recently selected the National Center for Sustainable Transportation, led by the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, to receive a five-year grant totaling approximately $14 million ($2.8 million in the initial year) to advance a more sustainable transportation system.

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Nikola delivers first Nikola Tre battery-electric trucks to port drayage company TTSI

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Nikola Corporation delivered the first Nikola Tre battery-electric vehicle (BEV) pilot trucks to Total Transportation Services Inc. TTSI), one of Southern California's prominent port trucking companies, to expedite zero-emission transportation solutions at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

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Volvo Trucks receives order of 50 Volvo VNR Electric Trucks for WattEV’s Truck-as-a-Service start-up

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Over the next several months, the Volvo VNR Electric trucks will begin operating on routes between California’s San Joaquin Valley, Inland Empire, and the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. As WattEV’s public charging network expands nationwide, the company plans to scale its depots to provide 1.2

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Daimler Trucks North America delivers its first battery-electric commercial truck to Penske Truck Leasing

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The US Environmental Protection Agency and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach also contributed to the grant. The company is working with the council members to ensure a holistic approach to launching electric trucks.

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

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Kate plans to utilize her time on the EVA board to encourage young adults to understand the benefits of more sustainable transportation and help to develop an EVA scholarship to support students exploring green energy technology. They assumed we all knew it was EV.

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Bill Ford outlines “Blueprint for Mobility”, calls for automotive and telecommunications industries to collaborate to address coming personal mobility crisis

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Bill Ford began talking about the future of personal mobility in the context of ever-increasing congestion last year at the TED2011 conference in Long Beach. No one company or industry alone will be able to develop the hardware and software that will be needed to create a sustainable transportation ecosystem.

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