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

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. FY2017 Low-No projects.

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Five Dead, Two In Critical Condition From Fire at Tesoro Refinery

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The explosion and fire occurred while the unit was undergoing maintenance work. Tesoro’s Anacortes refinery is located about 70 miles north of Seattle on the Puget Sound. It receives crude feedstock via pipeline from western Canada and by tanker from Alaska and foreign sources. The investigation could take up to six months.

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Electrifying School Buses

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Operation Cost. As with most EVs, the cost of operating a gas-powered vehicle is simply higher than that of operating an electric one. This comes from expenses for fuel and maintenance, including routine and non-routine checks and upgrades. Thomas Built electric buses are also V2G compatible and have a range of 138 miles. .

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