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US DOT awards $13.6M to 8 projects to advance fuel cell technology for transit industry

Green Car Congress

CALSTART Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority; ElDorado National; BAE Systems; Ballard Power Systems. American Fuel Cell Bus Builds a next-generation fuel cell bus with latest fuel cell technology and demonstrates in transit service in greater Cleveland area for 2 years. Fleets Fuel Cells Heavy-duty Hydrogen'

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History: Electric Cars: The Golden Age

Clean Fleet Report

However, it’s worth noting that battery-powered vehicles have been around for more than a century. For comparison, today only one percent of our current national fleet consists of electric vehicles. In Cleveland, Ohio, Oliver Frichtle claimed his battery-powered car could make it 100 miles before needing a charge.