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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

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Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University will receive funds to purchase zero-emission electric buses, which will replace diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life. City of Rochester. Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). The Transit Authority of the City of Omaha (Metro). The City of Nashua.

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Video Friday: An Agile Year

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ICRA 2022 : 23–27 May 2022, Philadelphia ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, Rotterdam, Germany CLAWAR 2022 : 12–14 September 2022, Açores, Portugal Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos. , here's "chill mode:". Kuka ] The most amazing venue for the 2022 Winter Olympics is the canteen.

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Video Friday: BirdBot

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ICRA 2022 : 23–27 May 2022, Philadelphia ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, Rotterdam, the Netherlands CLAWAR 2022 : 12–14 September 2022, Açores, Portugal Enjoy today's videos! Please send us your events for inclusion. The quadruped has all in-house developed software and hardware. MAB Robotics ] Thanks, Jakub!

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Pennsylvania invests $7.9M in 21 alt-fuel projects

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Awards include (ranked by amount): PHL Taxi Management LLC —$900,000 – to purchase and deploy 50 new CNG taxis in Philadelphia that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to build a publicly accessible CNG fueling station in the city.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. Zipcar’s potential is enormous.

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How Roboticists Can Tackle Climate Change

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SS MAPR prepares for its maiden voyage on the Schuylkill River, in Philadelphia. Renewable-energy facilities need routine maintenance to stay efficient. With their rapid expansion over the past decade, there has been a shortage of skilled maintenance technicians.

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EV Chargers for All!

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Considering the costs associated with installation and maintenance and anticipating the resistance I’m likely to encounter, I decided to put my charger crusade on hold.” Nor is it surprising, as a University of California, Berkeley study found, that homeowners purchase EVs at nearly six times the rate of renters.