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Twin Rivers (CA) Unified School District receives 10 additional LionC electric school buses

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Twin Rivers was among the first fleets in the United States to put all-electric buses into service when it received its first buses from Lion in 2016. Lion has delivered more than 300 all-electric school buses in North America with more than 6 million miles driven since 2016.

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King County Metro completes accelerated durability and reliability testing of Proterra electric bus

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King County Metro Transit (KCM) in Washington state has completed an accelerated durability and reliability test of the Proterra Catalyst 40' FC (fast charge) battery-electric bus. From mid-October to the end of January 2016, the bus achieved 98% uptime. Total estimated cost of maintenance for this test, incl.

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Hyundai and US DOE extend fuel cell vehicle loan partnership in concert with new DC-based hydrogen fueling station

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Hyundai and the US Department of Energy (DOE) are extending their fuel cell vehicle confirmation program, originally from 2013 through 2015, to a second phase, from 2016 through 2017. This phase of the program will make significant use of a newly-opened hydrogen refueling station in the Washington DC region. Michigan and Denver.

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Nestlé Waters North America adds 155 new medium-duty propane autogas trucks to delivery fleet

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The new medium-duty delivery trucks, added to the company’s existing autogas fleet of 30 Ford trucks of the same model, will also help the company save on maintenance and fuel costs. Deployments in 2016 will include New York City, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Milwaukee and Fort Lauderdale.

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11 states assessing fees on EV owners in lieu of traditional fuel taxes

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Highway maintenance has traditionally been funded from a combination of Federal and state taxes collected at the fuel pump. Washington State has enacted new fees that will become effective 1 July 2016. Commercial and noncommercial plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) have different fees in Georgia.

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Stellantis recollects 219,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs over hearth dangers

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WASHINGTON — Stellantis mentioned Tuesday it’s recalling simply over 219,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs globally for hearth dangers and threat homeowners to soil out of doors till maintenance are made. The recall covers 2014 via 2016 fashion life Jeep Cherokee cars provided with an influence liftgate.

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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

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Maven Gig vehicles are available for flat weekly rates that include the car, unlimited miles, insurance (minus deductibles) and maintenance. Maven Gig first launched in November 2016 to provide vehicles for rideshare drivers in San Francisco and has since expanded the offering for package, grocery and food delivery drivers.

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