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Atlanta gets $5.4 million to buy its first electric commuter buses

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million in federal grant funding will be awarded to the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority to purchase electric buses. more… The post Atlanta gets $5.4 million to buy its first electric commuter buses appeared first on Electrek.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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As examples from other countries, China runs trains on its 114 km Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail line at a top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h) and is buying 100 350 km/h trains for the upcoming Beijing-Shanghai corridor. Gulf Coast Corridor (Houston, New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham, Atlanta). Earlier post.)

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