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8 Toyota manufacturing facilities recognized by US EPA for reduction in energy intensity

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama (Huntsville); Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (Cambridge and Woodstock, Ont.); Installation of Ultra Constant Discharge lighting in the plant’s parking lot. Installation of new controls allowing proper mixture without numerous adjustments. Innovative lighting technology (Toyota Motor Mfg.,

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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. 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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Aventine sends first unit-train shipment of ethanol from Nebraska to Alabama

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The unit train pulled out of Aurora heading to Birmingham, Alabama where the ethanol will be blended in gasoline to enhance octane. Tactics deployed beyond the rail upgrades include installing four new truck scales, two new grain-grading labs and additional corn storage.

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