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

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Topeka Metro will receive funds to purchase battery electric buses and chargers to replace diesel buses that will exceed useful life. 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. Metro Transit. 2,600,000.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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But the battery-powered two-wheelers get separate showrooms, sales methodologies and marketing programs aimed at different target audience. LiveWire Labs in Silicon Valley will communicate with Harley-Davidson in Milwaukee to “pioneer the future of motorcycling.” Some people (by design) probably never knew it was a GM brand.

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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. Renewable Wind Energy: MBTA will design and construct wind energy generation turbines in eastern Massachusetts (from among Kingston, Newburyport, Bridgewater).

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