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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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The District Department of Transportation will receive funds to purchase battery electric buses, which will replace diesel vehicles that are reaching the end of their useful life. Delaware Transit Corporation. Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX). Bloomington Public Transportation Corporation.

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Nanotube Structures Could Improve Electric Motors

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Brush contacts are an integral part of commutators, or spinning electrical switches, used in many battery-powered electrical devices, such as cordless drills. The findings show that nanotubes have a great deal of practical relevance as brush contacts. Geza Toth et al. 2009) Carbon-Nanotube-Based Electrical Brush Contacts.

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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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Battery Powered Zero Emission Circulator Buses: Innovative Quick Opportunity Charge, Lithium-Ion Titanate Battery Powered Community Bus program. Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation, Indiana: $2,180,000. Broward County Transit, Florida: $2,000,000. Palm Tran, Florida: $320,000.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

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Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner. Josh Hafenbrack posts this informative entry covering the status of Hasner’s Florida State electric car tax break on the SunSentinel.com. Florida State Representative (and House Majority Leader) Adam Hasner (R) has just introduced the bill HB 879 - Financial Incentives for Electric Vehicles.

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Hasner’s Florida State Electric Car Tax Break Gets Boost

Revenge of the Electric Car

Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner. Josh Hafenbrack posts this informative entry covering the status of Hasner’s Florida State electric car tax break on the SunSentinel.com. Florida State Representative (and House Majority Leader) Adam Hasner (R) has just introduced the bill HB 879 - Financial Incentives for Electric Vehicles.

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