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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Announced by Secretary Brouillette in January 2020, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge is designed to create and sustain US global leadership in energy storage technology, utilization, and exports. Fiscal Year 2020 Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research DE-FOA-0002197. Louis Vehicle Electrification Rides for Seniors (SiLVERS).

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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This project will begin to fulfill Mountain Rides' goal of moving from diesel powered buses to cleaner, cheaper, easier to maintain battery electric buses. St Louis Metro Transit will receive funds to replace older model diesel buses with battery electric city transit buses in the St Louis region.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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It will be launched today by Geoff Hoon, the transport secretary, and Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, with the aim of kickstarting the market for cleaner road vehicles and slashing the UKs CO2 emisisons. based in st. louis, wwt works closely. The new breed of electric car. the it staffing industry.as

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The Tailwinds Behind Massive Growth of EV Charging

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Even as passenger car sales have stalled out , EV sales surged by 40% in 2019 and stayed consistent in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic turndown. In January of 2020, the European Union implemented new vehicle emission standards which mandated electric vehicles into automaker model portfolios. Already, the U.S.