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NY to award $18.9M to increase number of electric buses in state

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Under this program, purchasers of new all-electric transit buses are eligible to have 100% of the incremental vehicle cost covered on the condition that these buses are housed at bus depots or operate on routes located within a half-mile of a disadvantaged community.

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Hydrogen Is Coming to the Rescue

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Army Corps of Engineers Construction Research Lab Commercial truck and locomotive engine maker Cummins , which has pledged to make all its heavy-duty road and rail vehicles zero-emission by 2050, won a $1 million competitive award to build the H2Rescue, which gets its power from a hydrogen fuel cell that charges its lithium-ion batteries.

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Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicle Tax Credit Expires This Month: Will It Be Renewed?

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Financial and other incentives are widely viewed as a good way to kickstart the adoption of new green vehicles, largely to compensate for their higher prices against conventional gasoline cars. But just as Toyota is building up to next fall''s launch of its 2016 Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle in the U.S.

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2013 Frankfurt Auto Show Preview: Green Cars & Concepts

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The 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show is soon upon us, and it''s set to be another big one for green vehicles. It''s a big show in general, spread throughout several buildings in the manner of a small town.

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Perfection? 1966 Volvo Nears 3 Million Miles

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One of the more familiar perceptions of green vehicles is that the energy they require to build outweighs any benefits they may have in use. The reality couldn''t be more different, but there''s still plenty to be said for getting the most out of the car you have, and extending its usable life. Some people take that to extremes.

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Plug Power signs cooperative agreement for fuel cell electric vehicle development in China

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LTD (Furui), along with a leading Chinese industrial vehicle manufacturer—also identified as one of the “big three” Chinese automakers—to develop new fuel cell applications and fueling solutions to be utilized in the large and expanding industrial electric vehicle market in China. Plug Power Inc.,

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DELIVER electric light commercial vehicle demonstrator to make its debut at FISITA

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Liberty Electric Cars, the European subsidiary of Green Automotive Company, has completed the build of the first fully functioning example of “DELIVER”—an electric light commercial delivery vehicle funded by the European Commissions’ 7 th Framework Programme. Click to enlarge.

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