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USDOT FTA announces $182M in Low-No grants for transit vehicles & facilities nationwide

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The project selections were approved as part of the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and supporting equipment and facilities. CTE partnered with the following transit agencies on winning FY2021 Low-No Awards: Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority.

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Atlanta’s MARTA orders 6 Xcelsior CHARGE 40-foot electric buses from New Flyer

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announced that the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has awarded New Flyer with a new order for six Xcelsior CHARGE zero-emission, battery-electric forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses. New Flyer of America Inc.

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DOE awards two grants to UPS for research on reducing emissions and electric truck wireless charging

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded two grants to UPS to support research aimed at reducing emissions and developing wireless charging for electric trucks. The second grant, worth up to $3 million, will seek to develop an exhaust system that could simplify and reduce the cost of cleaning up diesel emissions.

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Rivian chooses company for Georgia plant construction

Teslarati

Rivian has selected a construction firm to build its new production facility located outside of Atlanta, Georgia. billion in tax incentives, according to a report from Atlanta Business Chronicle. Rivian lays off around 20 battery cell development workers What are your thoughts? Clayco Inc.

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NIST Awards $123M in 12 Recovery Act Grants for New Research Facilities; Univ. of Ky CAER to Expand Capacitor and Battery Manufacturing Research with its $11.8M Award

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The US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded more than $123 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants to support the construction of new scientific research facilities at 11 universities and one non-profit research organization. Tags: Batteries Fuels Policy Research.

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This legacy school bus maker just delivered its 1,000th electric school bus

Baua Electric

The Saf-T-Liner C2 has 244 kWh standard battery capacity and 295 peak horsepower. It features over-the-air battery management software updates and has bilateral V2G capability. Meriweather Schools, which is southwest of Atlanta and has 2,400 pre-K to 12th grade enrolled students, got eight Jouley electric school buses in total.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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million in grant selections through the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced propulsion technologies. These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations.

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