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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. The largest PV installation in Georgia. The project includes quick-charging stations at this terminal layover in route to recharge bus batteries.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

The city has provided incentives for the purchase of both EVs and charging ports, the installation of heat-pump water heaters , and the installation of solar and battery-storage systems. trillion in capital, operations, and maintenance costs by 2035. million miles of power lines.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

Harry’s 200-unit condominium building in Minneapolis, Minn., I asked about installing charging stations in our garage and was invited to bring the issue up before the HOA (homeowners association) board, where all good ideas go to die,” he said. Even without a son soon to be entering college, the premium prices of EVs were a turnoff.