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Consortium Seeks Stimulus Funding for DME-Electric Hybrid Buses

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A consortium is seeking US stimulus funding available through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program to convert 20 hybrid diesel-electric buses to hybrid dimethyl-ether (DME)-electric propulsion.

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New report showcases innovative finance tools to electrify truck, bus fleets; TCE Toolkit

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To ensure and accelerate the transition, we must move beyond the set of traditional mechanisms that have been used to assist one-to-one replacements of trucks and buses, such as grant programs providing basic buy-down payments. To date, traditional government grant programs have helped fleet owners replace diesel trucks with cleaner ones.

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Enova Announces 16 Unit Hybrid School Bus Order; Initial Deployment of Federal Stimulus Dollars for School Buses

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This deployment represents the initial large scale utilization of US Department of Energy grants for clean school buses. This interest should continue to grow as more tax credits and incentives become available to ease the transition to hybrid school buses.

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Oregon opens first phase of West Coast Electric Highway

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The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), along with charging station partner AeroVironment and the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE), opened the first phase of the West Coast Electric Highway, which is anticipated to eventually stretch along Interstate 5 from the Canadian to Mexican borders. Earlier post.).

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EV Project collects more than 24 million miles of EV operating data since inception

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These white papers will be available to the public at www.theevproject.com. ECOtality is the project manager of The EV Project, a public-private partnership funded in part by the US Department of Energy (DOE) through a federal stimulus grant and made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

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Federal Transit Administration Has Awarded $6.7B in Recovery Act Funds To Nearly 600 Transit Providers

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billion transit stimulus money to states and local communities. FTA is managing an additional $900 million in discretionary funds for New Starts projects, the Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction and Tribal Transit programs and oversight for a total of $8.4 grants totaling more than $6.7 grants totaling more than $6.7

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CleanFUEL USA Introduces New Liquid Propane Injection System for GM 6.0L Engine

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The new engine system will be available the first quarter of 2010 and the company is now taking orders to meet the increased demand for greener fleet vehicles, as the Department of Energy (DOE) starts to award stimulus funds this December. Systems are available through CleanFUEL USA Master Dealers and Preferred Installers.

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