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Pennsylvania awarding up to $5M to support alternative fuel transportation initiatives

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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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New York City Department of Sanitation to purchase seven Mack LR Electric refuse trucks

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The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) plans to purchase seven Mack LR Electric refuse models, which will operate in each of the city’s boroughs. The vehicles will be built at Mack’s Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, where all Class 8 models for North America and export are assembled.

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PA Governor Wolf announces $8.5M from Volkswagen Settlement to reduce transportation pollution

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that 34 cleaner energy transportation projects will receive $8,489,844 in Driving PA Forward grants and rebates. Executive Office Associates: An $8,000 rebate to purchase and install two Level 2 EV chargers. million settlement with Volkswagen. Giant Eagle, Inc.: Bucks County. Chargepoint, Inc.:

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Tesla Tequila limited edition bottle, glass set sold out lightning fast

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According to the support page, each customer was limited to only one bottle per purchase. Although, some buyers have mentioned purchasing more than one limited edition set. Tesla does not offer refunds for Tesla Tequila purchases. In August 2018, Musk tweeted that he was thinking of taking Tesla private at $420.

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New Flyer’s 60' electric Bus Rapid Transit models become the first and only to complete FTA Altoona Testing

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the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, announced that New Flyer’s 60-foot articulated heavy-duty transit bus has become the first and only sixty-foot battery-electric bus to complete the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania ( Altoona Testing).

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New Flyer’s Xcelsior CHARGE H2 fuel-cell bus achieves 350 miles of zero-emission range in a test demonstration for OCTA

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Under California’s Innovative Clean Transit regulation, starting in 2023 large transit fleets will be required to purchase ZEBs for at least 25 percent of total procurements, ultimately transitioning to 100 percent ZEBs by 2040. —Chris Stoddart, President, New Flyer.

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My Friend has had 34 Cars. He’s only kept his Tesla Model 3.

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In 2018, we were playing Xbox together when told me he was buying a Tesla Model 3. “My first car was a Nissan Sentra, and my 2018 Tesla Model 3. There have been many vehicles that I have purchased and sold in a short period of time. Even back in 2018, he was spending considerably less than others. Prices in the U.S.

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