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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. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. Description. City of Fairfield. 746,456.

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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regulation, purchasing incentives), local policy (e.g., The authors defined regions as the Midwest, Mountain, Northeast, South, and West, based on the US Census (2016). There are substantial purchase incentives in California, Colorado, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Washington. Click to enlarge. —Kwan et al.

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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

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In 2016, UPS used more than 61 million gallons of natural gas in its ground fleet, which included 4.6 In 2016, UPS invested $100 million in CNG fueling stations and vehicles. UPS also purchased 50 additional LNG vehicles that were deployed in Indianapolis, Ind.; million gallons of renewable natural gas. Chicago, Ill.;

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10th Generation Honda Accord launching this year with advanced new powertrain lineup; next-gen two-motor hybrid

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The Accord has been the US retail sales leader in the midsize sedan segment for four straight years (2013-2016). Since its launch in 1976, American car buyers have purchased more than 13 million Accords. Accord also is an unprecedented 31-time recipient of Car and Driver magazine’s “10 Best” award.

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Abandoned History: The Apple Electric Car Project, Rest in Peace (2014-2024)

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2016 brought more Titan hires, and a statement from Elon Musk that Apple hired over 1,000 engineers for the secretive project. This was likely in anticipation of the purchase of Drive.ai, which occurred in June 2019. In short order, background work took place with autonomous vehicle testing sites and self-driving experts.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Georgia Power. Southern Company: Georgia Power. The Office of Federal Sustainability is inviting State, county and municipal government fleets to join forces with Federal agencies to maximize their collective buying power, and aggregate their EV and charging infrastructure purchases. Dayton Power & Light Company. Duke Energy.

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DOE BETO report provides overview of current state of alternative aviation fuels; overcoming technical and commercial barriers

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The report provides an overview of the current state of alternative aviation fuels, as reported in findings by recent working groups, and also presents findings from the Alternative Aviation Fuel Workshop hosted by BETO in September 2016. Unlike other liquid fuels (e.g., Five additional facilities are planned in the near future.