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Ford and Georgia Tech partner on hydraulic hybrid school bus conversion

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The Ford Motor Company Fund and the Georgia Institute of Technology are partnering on the US’ first conversion of a traditional school bus to a hydraulic hybrid vehicle that runs on recycled biofuel. Atlanta Public Schools (APS) donated the bus for the project.

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Auto retail tech startup Stella Automobile AI hires unutilized CEO

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His hiring, efficient Would possibly 26 and introduced Monday, comes then the corporate in early Would possibly introduced it had closed a seed spherical of financing. Stella Automobile has the unique license to the Telepathy Labs conversational AI era.

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DOE to award $118M to 17 projects to accelerate domestic biofuel production

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Financing for novel biorefinery process systems can be a barrier to commercializing advanced biofuels, and this funding will reduce technological uncertainties and enable industry deployment. This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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other fleets; create vehicle conversion inspection criteria; and train and. alternative fuel vehicle conversions, equipment safety, and fueling. The Unlocking Private Sector Financing for Alternative Fuel Vehicles and. The California Fleets and Workplace Alternative Fuels Project is a statewide. petroleum reduction strategies.

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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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The winning project proposals (by award amount) are: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia: $10,800,000. Material is being financed and procured through the New York Power Authority. Lighting Conversion and Upgrades for Facilities: Converting the lighting system at four RIPTA facilities to more energy efficient systems.

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