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

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Lextran will receive funds toward the design and construction of a covered storage area and the incremental cost of additional zero emission vehicles. Milwaukee County. Milwaukee County will receive funds to purchase battery-electric buses to replace diesel buses purchased near the end of their useful life. 2,600,000.

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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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