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

Green Car Congress

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. Alabama A&M University.

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King County Metro Transit to purchase 120 battery-electric buses by 2020, 73 from Proterra

Green Car Congress

As part of this commitment, Metro will purchase up to 73 battery buses from Burlingame, Calif.-based Metro serves Seattle and the rest of King County. The 40-foot Catalyst buses have an estimated range of about 25 miles, with a quick charging time of just 10 minutes. Federal funding often helps pay for Metro’s new bus purchases.

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Electric vehicles are inflation relief

Electric Auto Association

The tool, built by ZappyRide , shows the total cost of ownership via incentive information, fueling costs, maintenance costs, and a plethora of other EV information. Let's build a scenario Let's say you want to purchase a 2023 Chevy Bolt in Texas. This is because EVs have far lower maintenance costs than ICE cars.

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Five Dead, Two In Critical Condition From Fire at Tesoro Refinery

Green Car Congress

The explosion and fire occurred while the unit was undergoing maintenance work. In 1998, it purchased the Anacortes Refinery from Shell. Tesoro’s Anacortes refinery is located about 70 miles north of Seattle on the Puget Sound. The investigation could take up to six months.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

For some Americans it gives a chance to drive and experience a different car, maybe an electric car they might be thinking of purchasing. Self-driving cars has been a focus of Uber for the last half of the decade with the company racking up about 80,000 autonomous miles a week as it strives to bring driverless cars into the mix.

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King County Metro to begin testing electric buses that can travel more than 140 miles on a single charge

Green Car Congress

King County Metro, the public transit authority of King County, Washington, which includes the city of Seattle, will soon begin testing long-range battery-powered buses that can travel more than 140 miles on a single charge, the latest milestone toward a zero-emission fleet.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

The tractor is going to be for the new 35 acre farm that he has purchased year ago. I remember reading about an Air India event to honour the frequent flyer who had the most miles under his belt. I guess if you are paying 10 lakh more for 100 km of added range, you must really have long distance in mind when you purchase an MG.