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Production of 100th GILLIG battery-electric bus

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The milestone bus will be delivered to Metro Transit in St. Louis, Missouri this month. The bus builds upon the legacy of excellence and proven transit performance of the more than 27,000 GILLIG buses in service throughout the United States today. Earlier post.)

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Electrify America, Walmart complete >120 ultra-fast charging stations at Walmart Stores

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Building upon the original commitment set forth in April 2018, the companies are planning to expand the relationship in the coming years with additional Electrify America charging stations located at Walmart stores across the country. Electrify America chargers at Walmart stores feature 150 kilowatt (kW) and 350kW DC Fast Chargers.

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Ford hires Whirlpool government Liz Door as well-known provide chain officer

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Executives in contemporary months have stated Ford has a more or less $8 billion value downside in opposition to its competitors and is taking a look to weed out inefficiencies in the way it resources, designs and builds cars. Sooner than that, she led North The united states procurement at Whirpool for greater than six years.

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$12+M awarded to 4 projects seeking to design crops with ability to fix their own nitrogen; no artificial fertilizers

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Four teams of researchers in the United States and the United Kingdom recently were awarded more than $12 million to begin a program of novel research to revolutionize current farming methods by giving crops the ability to thrive without using costly, polluting artificial fertilizers. Louis biologist Himadri B.

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CleanFUEL USA Secures $12.9 Million from US DOE for 100+ Propane Refueling Stations

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The second phase will target 14 cities (Kansas City, Los Angeles, San Antonio/Austin, Oklahoma City, St. There are more than 300,000 Autogas-powered cars and trucks on the road and more than 5 million forklifts operating in the United States today.

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Rivian’s Amazon EV delivery van will drop packages in 100 cities by end of 2022

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Amazon announced this morning that its Rivian Electric Delivery Vans (EDVs) will make deliveries in over 100 cities across the United States by the end of the year. by the end of the year, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. cities by 2030.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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OTT was established in 2015 to advance the economic, energy, and national security interests of the United States by expanding the commercial impact of the Department of Energy’s research and development portfolio. Louis , Mo. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif.