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UPS updates 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric step vans with smaller genset engine for better fuel economy

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The updated trucks, which were originally purchased in September 2015, deliver up to four times the fuel economy of a gasoline-powered vehicle, UPS said. The trucks will be deployed in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio and Texas later this year.

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

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. FY2017 Low-No projects.

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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—Baruch Feigenbaum, lead author of the Annual Highway Report and assistant director of transportation at Reason Foundation. The Annual Highway Report finds states disbursed about $139 billion for state-controlled highways and arterials in 2016, a 4% decrease from approximately $145 billion spent in 2015. —Baruch Feigenbaum.

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Clean Energy to build new CNG stations for multiple transit agencies and large school district; agreements with trucking, refuse and others

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The company also announced additional agreements across transportation market segments of transit, refuse, trucking and the bulk fuel market. Raven Transport has ordered an additional 20 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks to add to their fleet of 187 LNG trucks fueling with Clean Energy. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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Your Robotic Avatar Is Almost Ready

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In 2018 , the XPrize Foundation announced a competition (sponsored by the Japanese airline ANA) to create “an avatar system that can transport human presence to a remote location in real time,” with the goal of developing robotic systems that could be used by humans to interact with the world anywhere with a decent Internet connection.