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WHYY reports Philadelphia’s Proterra electric bus fleet sidelined due to cracked chassis and other defects

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In a March 2021 email, SEPTA General Manager Leslie Richards said she planned to tell Federal Transit Administration officials, who helped underwrite the initial purchase of Proterra buses with a $2.6 million federal grant, that she had doubts about “the future of electric vehicle procurement.”. “I

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USC study shows promising potential for giant-kelp-based biofuel with depth-cycling approach

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Beginning in 2019, research divers collected kelp from the wild, affixed it to the kelp elevator and then deployed it off the northwest shore of Catalina Island, near Wrigley’s marine field station. million federal grant to cover the cost of the USC Wrigley Institute study. Navarrete, Diane Y. Kim, Cindy Wilcox, Daniel C.

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4 Reasons EV Charging Stations on College Campuses Makes Sense

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Schools can apply for state and federal grants and incentives (EV Connect can help guide you through this entire process) that help offset initial installation costs. School campuses can play an important role in building EV infrastructure for their communities. And they’re continuing to improve.