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Minnesota Plug-in Law

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R epresentative Frank Hornstein reports that House File 3718 has passed, and that Minnesota is the first state to join the push for plug-in hybrids. A task force has been created from business, government and utility representatives to develop a plan to build the cars in Minnesota.

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Bureau of Reclamation buys 27 e-ride electric utility vehicles for Grand Coulee Dam

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The lithium-ion-battery-powered EUVs, built by e-ride Industries of Princeton, Minnesota, will help meet lower greenhouse gas emissions goals and also solve a chronic vehicle shortage for making short trips around the hydro power complex. In the last couple of years, Grand Coulee has added about 130 employees.

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OSU study: Low-income, black neighborhoods still hit hard by air pollution

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The six-state area analyzed in the Ohio State study, home to many aging and shuttered industrial plants, includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The act’s goal was “achieving environmental protection for all communities.”.

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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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Louis County in northeast Minnesota. The circulator serves the city’s central business district, the Uptown area and historic Oak Cliff neighborhoods. DTA will use these new, zero-emission electric buses to replace some of the oldest diesel buses in its fleet. DTA provides approximately 3 million rides per year throughout St.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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Xcel Energy in Minnesota, for example, has already started to upgrade distribution transformers because of potential residential EV electrical-load issues. This situation is not true universally.

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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Using a framework originally developed by researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the Georgia Tech team estimated VMT (vehicle miles travelled) in response to three census variables: median household income, vehicle ownership, and employment rate, plus the neighborhood type classification. Stone et al.

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President Obama, DOT Secretary Foxx announce $600M for 6th round of TIGER funding for transportation projects

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Paul, Minnesota, which received $35 million in the first round of TIGER funding to renovate the facility and restore tracks. The announcement was made at the Union Depot in St.

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