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Polk County, Oregon Sheriff’s Office running 10 patrol cars on propane

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The Polk County, Oregon, Sheriff’s Office is running 10 patrol cars converted to propane autogas, including seven Ford Crown Vics, two Chevy Tahoes and one Ford F-350 pickup truck; the office expects to save more than $20,000 every year by using the alternative fuel.

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

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Tahoe Transportation District. The Tahoe Transportation District will receive funds for the purchase and installation of vehicles, charging infrastructure, and maintenance facility upgrades. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon. Port Authority of Allegheny County.

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

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Tahoe Transportation District. Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) will receive funding to expand their electric bus fleet. Oregon Department of Transportation. Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority. 1,450,000.

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CALSTART Small Hybrid Bus Working Group Selects StarTrans-Azure Dynamics for National Hybrid Bus Deployment

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Working group members taking part in the pilot project include the Missouri Department of Transportation (on behalf of Older Adults Transportation Service and Southeast Missouri Transportation Service), which served as the lead agency for the procurement, TriMet Transportation District, Portland, Oregon; City of White Plains, New York; Harvard University, (..)

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Tesla Model X Family Road Trip…Pandemic Edition

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In my continuing quest to show that electric cars can ferry adventurous families just as well as gas-guzzling minivans and Tahoes, I can now say from experience that this holds true during the “new normal” of the pandemic.

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