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Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation

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Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. The transportation sector is the source of nearly a quarter of Canada’s carbon emissions and more than 40% of California’s.

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Battery Rush Is 21st Century’s New Gold Rush — And Tesla’s Big Future Revenue Source?

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In 1848, gold was first discovered in California. oil industry began when the first well was drilled in Pennsylvania. Once Pennsylvania shale oil was analyzed and determined […]. In 1859, the U.S.

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Penske orders 750 Ford E-Transit cargo vans for rental and leasing fleet

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Penske’s first Ford E-Transit vehicles will be made available in Southern California with other locations around the US phased in later in the year. Penske Truck Leasing is a Penske Transportation Solutions company headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania. The move follows successfully piloting the vehicles late last year.

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South Korean EV Company to Open Two Production and Distribution Facilities in Pennsylvania

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intends to open two production and distribution facilities in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell made the announcement at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The company is focusing on sites on the Delaware River in Philadelphia for its initial Pennsylvania location. South Korea-based CT&T Co. Earlier post.)

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Motiv Power Systems receives large follow-up order for electric delivery vans from Bimbo Bakeries USA

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BBU will deploy these additional vehicles across California, New York, and Pennsylvania. Built on Ford’s popular F-59 platform and electrified by Motiv, the EPIC F-59 chassis is available in Class 5 or 6 configurations.

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Nevada Governor signs multi-state medium- and heavy-duty ZEV MOU to accelerate transportation electrification in state

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Other signatories to the memorandum of understanding include: California. Pennsylvania. Signatories of the MOU represent 40% of the US population and 35% of registered medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Connecticut. Washington, DC. Massachusetts New Jersey. North Carolina. Rhode Island. Washington.

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New Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus; first to offer two fuel-cell-electric models eligible for federal funding

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(“NFI”), the largest bus manufacturer in North America, unveiled the Xcelsior CHARGE H2—ts fuel cell-electric heavy-duty transit bus—and announced that both the forty-foot and sixty-foot model have successfully completed the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania (Altoona Testing).

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