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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

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kWh energy storage system. EcoCAR 3 is the latest Energy Department Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) series and challenges 16 North American university teams to redesign a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro to further reduce its environmental impact, while maintaining the performance expected from this iconic American car.

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

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Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University’s Bulldog Transit System will receive funding to purchase electric buses, charging stations, and other associated equipment. City of Los Angeles, Department of Transportation. 1,000,000. Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Montgomery County, Maryland.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, California: $4,466,000. Red Line Westlake Rail Wayside Energy Storage System: Install wayside energy storage substation (WESS) at Westlake passenger station is at-grade level on the high-speed heavy rail subway Red Line.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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to produce useful, high-energy fuel molecules directly within. Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. plants so that they use energy more efficiently. efficiency of green energy applications such as wind turbines. University of Alabama. storage material.

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