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StarMetro places 3rd order for electric buses with Proterra for Florida State; 100% battery-electric fleet

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StarMetro, the city of Tallahassee’s public transit system, has agreed to purchase 22 Proterra Catalyst FC buses to service Florida State University (FSU), bringing the StarMetro fleet to 27 battery-electric buses. Proterra has also sold its Catalyst buses to the University of Montana, Duke University and Alabama A&M University.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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Fiscal Year 2019 Low or No-Emission (Low-No) Bus Program Projects. Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University will receive funds to replace diesel buses that have reached the end of useful life with zero-emission electric buses, including all related electrical charging station infrastructure. Project Sponsor.

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Sneak Preview: 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 AWD

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The 2023 Electrified GV70 will be the first all-electric vehicle produced by Genesis at its Montgomery, Alabama, factory that has produced the Hyundai Santa Cruz, Elantra and Sonata. Make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews.

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Hyundai CEO Jose Muñoz says consumers would pay for a richer combine

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There was once a arguable construction at your plant in Alabama this past, the place government discovered underaged workers operating in Hyundai’s provide chain underneath pretend IDs. All through the pandemic, automakers around the business decrease the selection of automobiles moving to fleet consumers. So we stayed the route.

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Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio

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Already in May 2019, the EQC (combined power consumption: 21.5 The Mercedes-EQ production portfolio of the joint venture consists of four models: Production of the EQC started in 2019. Production of battery systems for the EQC started there in 2019. platform from 2025. Since 2021, the EQA and EQB have been produced locally.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Mercedes EQS

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That recycling operation will take place at Mercedes’ Tuscaloosa, Alabama, manufacturing plant. Road Test: 2019 BMW 745e. Disclosure: Clean Fleet Report is loaned free test vehicles from automakers to evaluate, typically for a week at a time. The post Flash Drive: 2022 Mercedes EQS first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.