article thumbnail

USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

Green Car Congress

City of Tucson. The City of Tucson will receive funds to purchase electric buses with dedicated charging stations and provide maintenance and first responder training for the new technology. Southern California Association of Governments. Metro Transit. City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri. Port Authority of Allegheny County.

Purchase 170
article thumbnail

Ryder sees increasing demand for heavy-duty natural gas trucks; expanding California program to other states

Green Car Congress

a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, has already secured lease agreements for 87 heavy-duty natural gas trucks from customers looking to take advantage of the fuel cost savings and environmental benefits of alternative fuel powered vehicles. Ryder System, Inc., Earlier post.). Golden Eagle.

Gas 218
article thumbnail

Spectacular #YearOfJoe Comes To Breathtaking Finish As #YearOfJoe2 Kicks Off With A Bang!

Creative Greenius

One of my enlightened self interest goals was to literally get my own house in order and I did exactly that during #YearOfJoe, tackling a long list of much needed but undone home improvements and maintenance items. Hey, somebody’s going to need to supply the laughs and endorphins the worse things get and I’m you’re man.

article thumbnail

Renault-Nissan Alliances Forms EV Partnership in Phoenix Metro Area; Beginning of a Phoenix-Tucson EV Charging Corridor

Green Car Congress

In March, Nissan announced a similar partnership with ECOtality and the Pima Association of Governments, in the Tucson, Ariz., ECOtality plans to link the Phoenix and Tucson Metro areas by implementing strategic fast-charge stations along Interstate 10 (I-10) to create the first implementation of an EV Corridor in North America.

Phoenix 150
article thumbnail

Nissan forms partnership in Seattle

Green Cars News

Having already established working relationships in Tennessee; Oregon; Phoenix and Tucson Arizona; as well as Sonoma County and San Diego in California; the Renault-Nissan Alliance will now be working with Seattle to add recharging stations for electric vehicles.

Seattle 36
article thumbnail

Jervois to acquire SMP nickel & cobalt refinery in Brazil; concentrate from Idaho for refining, cobalt metal back to US

Green Car Congress

SMP Refinery has annual refined production capacity of 25,000 metric tonnes of nickel and 2,000 metric tonnes of cobalt and is currently on care and maintenance. Nickel sulfate is the current physical form utilized in the preparation of cathode precursor materials by the lithium-ion battery supply chain. lb of contained cobalt.

Idaho 259
article thumbnail

Nissan Forms Partnership in Raleigh, NC for EV Charging Network

Green Car Congress

As part of the agreement, Nissan and its partners will develop plans to promote a charging infrastructure for EVs, as well as the deployment, operation and maintenance of a charging network. Nissan also has agreed to make available a supply of EVs to Progress Energy. and Seattle.

Raleigh 150