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Florida Transit Agency Buys 60 Electric Buses

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Pinellas County is the large county just west of Tampa that includes St. A Florida transit agency, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) of Pinellas County, recently ordered 60 full-electric buses. Petersburg, Clearwater, and Palm Harbor.

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EPA awards $5M to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) for cleaner big rigs

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $5 million to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) to help Southern truckers and small businesses to buy cleaner big rigs. The Clean Trucks Make Cents program will finance up to 100% of the purchase or lease of a pre-2007 tractor-trailer.

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What EV has the Best Bang for the Buck?

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Bronson, Tampa, FL With some 43 new battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) debuting in the U.S. But if it’s really time to upgrade or you just need a car now, buying an EV is the smart and responsible way to go. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. provide the most bang for the buck? To donate, visit Earthtalk.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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As examples from other countries, China runs trains on its 114 km Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Rail line at a top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h) and is buying 100 350 km/h trains for the upcoming Beijing-Shanghai corridor. Florida Corridor (Orlando, Tampa, Miami). Earlier post.) Chicago Hub Network( Chicago, Milwaukee, Twin Cities, St.

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