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

Green Car Congress

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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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. We are proud to play our part in building a future that will help Rivian ‘keep the world adventurous forever,’ while also creating a workplace and community that will thrive for years to come.” Clayco Inc.

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

Baua Electric

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. All were fully funded by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus grant program, and the district has applied for four more through the same program. “We

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. DeKalb County’s DeKalb County/Metropolitan Atlanta Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicle Project. s Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels Project. Total DOE award: $14,994,183.

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Ford Testing Intelligent System for Plug-in Vehicle to Grid Communication to Manage Charging

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We are designing what plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles will be capable of in the future. and its parent, Atlanta-based Southern Company. Ford recently was selected for two grants from the Department of Energy under its fleet electrification program. This grant will be matched by Ford. DTE Energy of Detroit.

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Georgia Tech study finds link between sulfate, metallic particles from vehicles and adverse health impacts

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For the study, the team collected size-segregated ambient PM from a road-side and representative urban site in Atlanta, GA. Therefore, this kind of process will continue to play out in the future and will be an important consideration when we look at the health effects of particulate matter. —Fang et al. 1360730 and the U.S.

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Opinion: NASCAR Needs to Continue to Mix It Up

The Truth About Cars

The drivers are no doubt thinking about Atlanta. Yet the Grant Park 220 that took place here in Chicago last weekend is still very much on my mind. I bet street courses will be even more fun in the future – Chicago was a bit of a mess. DuSable Lake Shore Drive is back open. The flooding has, hopefully, receded.

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