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OCTOBER 22, 2019

The state of California will make available $450 million in grants to help fund rail and bus investments made by public agencies under the California Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program ( TIRCP ). Cycle 3 (2018) awarded $4.3 The 2020 TIRCP grant cycle will program projects starting with the 2020?21 billion of the total.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has delivered the first vehicle in its Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet—a Freightliner eM2 ( earlier post )—to Penske Truck Leasing, fulfilling its promise to put an electric commercial truck in customer hands in 2018. The range of the eM2 is around 370 km (230 miles).

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MARCH 20, 2019

The US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT’s) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the opportunity ( FTA-2019-001-TPM-LOWNO ) for eligible applicants to apply for up to $85 million in competitive grant funds through FTA’s Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Bus Program. Fifty-two projects were eventually funded at a total of $84.45

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APRIL 9, 2020

AMPLY expects savings to increase as Tri Delta Transit expands its electric bus fleet in the future. Fleet operators work on a very rigorous timeline and must adhere to a strict operational dance to ensure their vehicles run on-schedule. As we expand our EV fleet, we look forward to working with AMPLY to realize even greater savings.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

School bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corporation has seen a surge in demand for their 100% electric school buses since their introduction in 2018. With districts able to obtain grant and other financial assistance, locations that we have deployed electric school buses in were the first in their state to have an EV bus in their fleet.

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DECEMBER 10, 2017

DOE expects to make up to approximately $30 million to $60 million—contingent upon the availability of funds appropriated by Congress—available in FY 2018 awards, subject to the availability of funding. Regulatory Assistance Grant and Technology Development Opportunities.

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JULY 26, 2021

Revel, a New York City-based ridesharing company, will launch its fleet of Tesla Model Y taxis in the Big Apple in early August after a mix-up with NYC’s regulatory agency, the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). The fleet will operate south of 42nd St. A Giant Game of Telephone: The Revel Tesla Model Y Taxi Situation Explained.

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MARCH 10, 2016

The California Energy Commission awarded the Gas Technology Institute (GTI) a $1-million grant to demonstrate a production-intent advanced version of the Cummins Westport Inc. diesel engines and wanting to convert their fleet to natural gas. CWI) ISB6.7 G natural gas engine. g/bhp-hr emissions level.

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APRIL 10, 2019

The up to €400-million order is the result of a consultation launched in January 2018, the aim of which was to accelerate the renewal of the RATP bus fleet. The RATP fleet, consisting of 4700 bus, already includes 950 hybrid, 140 bio-methane and 83 electric buses. — Catherine Guillouard, President and CEO of RATP.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Scheduled to be placed in service in late 2018, the buses will be designed and built in California at Proterra’s Los Angeles County manufacturing facility. million zero-emissions vehicle grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, the new Proterra battery-electric buses will replace these older CNG buses, resulting in the elimination 3.1

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The new buses will replace four, similarly sized biodiesel-powered vehicles, representing more than 30% of Harvard’s fleet. In 2018, Harvard set a goal to eliminate the use of fossil fuels on its campus by 2050 and to achieve fossil fuel-neutrality by 2026. The vehicles can be fully charged in about three hours.

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AUGUST 13, 2015

The California Energy Commission approved a grant of $2.4 gallons per minute maximum flow rate starting 1 July 2018—making this the most stringent standard in the country. The Commission also approved $1.2 This applies to fixed and handheld showerheads as well as horizontal body sprayers manufactured on or after 1 July 2016.

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MAY 8, 2018

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is accepting grant applications for innovative, advanced fuel, and vehicle technology projects that will result in cleaner advanced alternative transportation within the commonwealth. Grant applications will be accepted through 13 July 2018.

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JUNE 14, 2021

We’ve built all 10 of the Kenworth T680 FCEVs involved in the project, and the first five vehicles are now delivered to fleets in California for commercial service at the Port of Los Angeles. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is supporting the project with a matching grant of $41.1 Planning for S2S began in 2018.

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

California continues to be a pioneer in the adoption of zero-emission transportation and has unveiled several initiatives, grants and funding opportunities to help transit agencies, airports and universities transition to zero-emission fleets.

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APRIL 28, 2021

The Port of San Francisco, Red and White Fleet, Port of Long Beach and Harbor Breeze Cruises will assist in testing the technology. The company received a $3-million grant in 2018 from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to build the first hydrogen fuel cell vessel in the United States, the Water-Go-Round.

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JUNE 8, 2018

million in grant funding available for the replacement of California’s oldest school buses. GFO-17-607) Additionally, the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) has up to $13 million in grant funds for electric vehicle infrastructure and $2.4

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APRIL 2, 2019

The pilot program, made possible by a grant from the California Air Resources Board to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) and administered by CALSTART, will place the zero-emission vehicles in Fresno and Stockton.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Big Blue Bus will use the grant approved by the MSRC partially to fund the purchase of 58 new Cummins-Westport 8.9L The recent procurement of both CNG buses and engines will help the agency reduce its current NO x emissions by more than 90% in 2018. ISL G Near-Zero (NZ) 0.02 NO x engines. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The Volvo Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions (LIGHTS) Innovation Showcase, held at Volvo Trucks’ TEC Equipment dealership’s Fontana location, revealed the progress that has been achieved since the announcement of the Volvo LIGHTS project in late 2018. Earlier post.) million from CARB as part of California Climate Investments (CCI).

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Lockheed Martin also delivers continued In-Service Support for the CC-130J fleet. Forge expects to break-ground on this first LTH plant in 2018. With Lockheed Martin’s investment, Forge has begun final engineering design and site preparation for the first LTH plant to be built in Sombra Ontario.

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JUNE 29, 2019

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will make the remaining $5 million of the $14 million initial allocation available for electric transit buses for next year’s transit grant cycle, which will open on 1 December 2019. EVgo and DEQ broke ground on the first of those stations last month.

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MAY 8, 2018

Fortunately, there are many ways to take advantage of grants and other resources to make the transition to the new engine technology and clean RNG virtually painless. The first four near-zero trucks have been successfully operating since mid-2017 and an additional four have been operating since February 2018.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Deliveries will begin in early 2018. Vouchers and grants are available in some regions for zero-emissions vehicles. Lightning Systems, formerly known as Lightning Hybrids, is a fast-growing, global fleet solutions company with headquarters in Loveland, Colo.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 21, 2024

Creatara Mobility Pvt Ltd, a New Delhi-based startup, was founded in 2018 by two IIT Delhi graduates, Vikas Gupta and Ringlarei Pamei. They leveraged resources from IIT Delhi and tapped into various governmental grant schemes such as those offered by the Department of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Heavy Industry.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 25, 2021

Earlier this week, there was plenty of talk about the Revel taxi fleet in New York City, comprised of 50 Tesla Model Y all-electric crossovers that would contribute to the ride-sharing services that the Big Apple has long been accustomed to over the past century. Tesla Model Y taxi fleet successfully blocked by NY commission.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

million to a set of hydrogen mobility projects ranging from forklift trucks to equipping a ride-pooling fleet to the development of a hydrogen bus and a fuel-cell-powered street sweeper. In 2018 NIP 2 was granted 20 additional service stations via a first call for support. Hydrogen, fuel cells and electricity move the future.

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APRIL 27, 2018

DOE intends to apply up to $40 million of additional FY 2018 funding to the next two quarterly award cycles for innovative proposals under this FOA. Dynamic Natural Convection - Passive Cooling for the LWR Fleet: NuVision Engineering. DOE Funding: $4,494,444; Non-DOE: $4,494,444; Total Value: $8,988,888.

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AUGUST 19, 2017

RTD received grant funding to cover the cost of the new electric buses. RTD will launch a second all-electric BRT route in January 2018 along the MLK corridor in South Stockton. The RTD charging stations take about 10 minutes to completely recharge a bus. The price of each bus is approximately $850,000.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. AVTA is committed to having an all electric fleet by 2018.

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JULY 24, 2020

million US Department of Energy (DOE) grant to demonstrate a pre-production Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) hybrid 4,300 hp line-haul locomotive. This new program, partially funded with the DOE grant, will allow pre-production testing at AAR’s Transportation Technology Center, Inc. In 2018, Class I, II, and III railroads purchased 4.7

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MARCH 7, 2018

The project will build and install diesel-fueled two-stroke compression-ignition Achates Power Opposed-Piston Engines into Class 8 demonstration trucks that will be road-road ready in 2019 and operate in fleet service in California in 2020. California’s ultra-low NO x emissions standard is 0.02 grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp/hr).

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MARCH 15, 2017

This process was established as a part of the 2012 final greenhouse gas emissions standards for model years 2017-2025, requiring EPA to determine no later than 1 April 2018 whether the greenhouse gas standards for model years 2022-2025 established are appropriate. Background. Notice of Intention to Reconsider the Final Determination.

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JULY 26, 2017

In 2018, the Government will publish a comprehensive Clean Air Strategy which will address other sources of air pollution. This includes investing nearly £100m in the UK’s charging infrastructure and funding the Plug In Car and Plug In Van Grant Schemes. 11M – Air Quality Grant. 1B – Ultra low emissions vehicles.

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

This promise has not been granted by Tesla — at least not fully — and a good number of early FSD adopters, who were the first to put their faith in the company and its autonomous driving program, have now found themselves in a limbo of sorts. Software updates were frequently rolled out to the fleet, but not for MCU1 vehicles.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

order would affect plans for their fleets for the next decade — or longer. But the Max series has been plagued by mechanical and safety issues, including two crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed nearly 350 people and led to the grounding of the Max 8 for nearly two years. Many airline executives are now assessing how the F.A.A.

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