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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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This edition of the Annual Highway Report uses state-submitted highway data from 2016, the most recent year with complete figures currently available, along with traffic congestion and bridge data from 2017. Overall Rankings, 24 th Annual Highway Report.

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

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includes Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee, will provide first. responder and vehicle maintenance technician training; develop. Indiana, will work to make existing municipal fueling stations available to. The Alternative Fuel Implementation Team (AFIT) for North Carolina project. Transportation and.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. South Carolina Department of Transportation. FY2017 Low-No projects.

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010

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In June, Plug In Carolina selected AeroVironment to supply, install and support a network of public electric vehicle stations in seven South Carolina cities. Square D by Schneider Electric charging stations and services will be available in the coming months in North America. Aerovironment’s home charging dock.

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DOE to Award $41.9M in Recovery Funds to Spur Growth of Fuel Cell Markets

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million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to 13 projects to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of fuel cells and to create jobs in fuel cell manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and support services. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $41.9 Total project funding of nearly $114.3 ReliOn Inc.

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Volvo CE and Mack Trucks deliver electric excavator and refuse truck to Florida waste hauler – Charged EVs

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Volvo Construction Equipment and Mack Trucks , both Volvo Group companies, recently delivered an electric excavator and an electric refuse truck to Boca Raton, Florida-based Coastal Waste & Recycling, which has 25 locations in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, and operates more than 700 vehicles.

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Mercedes eSprinter first drive: here’s the deal – it’s a van, but it’s electric

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The eSprinter has already been out for some time in Europe, first unveiled in 2018 , but that version was not available in the US. And the biggest improvement for the US market is that this version will be available here, unlike the previous version. There are a number of other adjustments available, but not that one.