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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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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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California conducted a similar review in 2016 for vehicle standards through the 2025 model year and found the standards achievable, cost-effective and appropriate. In the 2019 budget, the Government of Canada announced rebates of up to $5,000 for consumers on the purchase of zero-emission vehicles.

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

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The San Jose area had the highest share at 10%, followed by other California areas (4% to 6%) and markets in Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington (2% to 4%). Electric vehicle share of new 2016 vehicle registrations by metropolitan area. New vehicle registration data from IHS Automotive.) Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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12 Exciting Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2022

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The station, China’s first long-term space habitat, was preceded by the Tiangong-1 and Tiangong-2 stations, which orbited from 2011 to 2018 and 2016 to 2019, respectively. Highview Power has said it plans to build a similar plant in Vermont, although it has not specified a timeline yet. China is scheduled.

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The origins of NDEW and DEED

Plug in America

When Obama took office in 2009, while it may seem inconceivable today, consumers could purchase only one mass-produced EV, a Tesla Roadster. And media from Vermont to Alabama to Hawaii and beyond continue to carry our message of change. Fran Pavley is well known. But some of us back then still owned Toyota RAV 4 EVs. million total.

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