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Laketran Unveils Ohio’s First Battery Electric Bus Lines By Honoring A Cleveland Transit Pioneer

CleanTechnica EVs

230,000) just northeast of Cleveland — opened the doors on a new facility. Earlier this year, Laketran — the transit agency serving Lake County, Ohio (pop. The Frank Polivka Transit Center is the state’s first electric bus charging facility. It houses six ABB E-mobility 450 kW chargers used to charge 10 New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE […].

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

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CALSTART Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority; ElDorado National; BAE Systems; Ballard Power Systems. American Fuel Cell Bus Builds a next-generation fuel cell bus with latest fuel cell technology and demonstrates in transit service in greater Cleveland area for 2 years. SunLine Transit Agency; ElDorado National; BAE Systems.

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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. The eBloodmobile is designed to hold enough battery charge for eight hours of service plus round-trip travel to and from its home facility.

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DOE to award up to $2M to 3 projects for hydrogen and fuel cell supply chain and manufacturing analysis

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Funded in part by the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative, this funding opportunity supports the Department’s broader effort to boost US competitiveness in the manufacturing sector. solar, photovoltaic, wind, and electric vehicle battery technologies).

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Flash Drive: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Kia also has all-new 2023 versions of the Niro EV and Niro PHEV, which Clean Fleet Report will be reviewing separately, so make sure to sign-up for the newsletter (top right of page) to be notified of all new stories and vehicle reviews. Clean Fleet Report recently had the opportunity to be among the first to drive the 2023 Niro Hybrid.

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History: Electric Cars: The Golden Age

Clean Fleet Report

However, it’s worth noting that battery-powered vehicles have been around for more than a century. However, as time passed, it was clear that ICE cars became a more appealing option—drivers could travel farther distances without worrying about recharging their low-capacity batteries. 1906 “One Hundred Mile” Frichtle.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

The following testimony by Mr. Benford was presented by Clean Fuels Ohio on April 4, 2022 to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Ohio Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry. My EV battery is warrantied for a minimum of 100K miles and eight years.