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Saft to Raise Approximately 120M to Fund Li-ion Plants in US

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Jacksonville. In August, Saft announced that it had been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to benefit from a 50% funding of the project cost of up to $95.5 Recent studies estimate the potential of this market to be very significant by 2015. reduction in Q3 sales year-on-year to €123.2

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

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The Jacksonville Transportation Authority. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority will receive funding to replace diesel buses with 40' battery electric Gillig buses and chargers for an expansion route. The new route will serve a Park-n-Ride and a new Amazon distribution center that employs over 1,500 Jacksonville residents.

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