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

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Over the period of that program, fuel cell lifetimes (in transit operations) have more than doubled while costs have declined by 50%. CALSTART Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority; ElDorado National; BAE Systems; Ballard Power Systems. Funding for the new projects will be managed by CALSTART ($7.7

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Winnebago, Motiv unveil all-electric healthcare vehicles

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The Mobile Lung Unit features: The world’s first portable, battery-powered, full-body, 32-slice CT scanner, BodyTom, featuring an innovative internal drive system that can be easily transported. Motiv Power Systems all-electric/zero-emissions EPIC chassis, removing the need to idle an engine.

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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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Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities.

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History: Electric Cars: The Golden Age

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However, it’s worth noting that battery-powered vehicles have been around for more than a century. Because of their cost and limited mile range, city dwellers—especially women—were early big fans of electric vehicles. Companies across the world are transitioning their fleets to either fully electric or hybrid systems.