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FTA announces $1.7B for 130 transit projects; nearly half for zero-emission models

Green Car Congress

Many of the grant recipients have pledged to buy standardized buses and vans and avoid customization, which will result in faster delivery and lower costs. King County Metro Transit in Seattle, Washington, will receive $33.5 billion in American transit buses and the infrastructure that supports them.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. FY2017 Low-No projects. Description. Alabama A&M University. 1,000,000.

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Airlines Hoping for More Boeing Jets Could Be Waiting Awhile

Baua Electric

a major Boeing production hub north of Seattle. s announcement on Wednesday, it also approved inspection and maintenance procedures for the Max 9. The companies have not been able to buy enough planes or hire enough pilots, flight attendants and other workers they need to operate flights. As part of the F.A.A.’s

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

There’s ease of operations, ease of maintenance benefits. Vehicle manufacturers do not share that when they’re selling vehicles, so [fleet operators] are buying vehicles and as soon as winter comes around, they’re getting [only] 60 miles out of a vehicle. We did a ribbon cutting for Kitsap Transit, which is right across from Seattle.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

Throw in costs of the driver, electricity and maintenance, that would mean a minimum revenue required of Rs. Jayram works with Google and has been staying at Seattle for two decades before that. Jayram was looking at buying a used E2O, but one of his friends who has one has had service issues. 6 lakh per year. That is about Rs.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

People will likely not buy plug-ins without big federal tax breaks." ( Reuters ) 11/29/06 [In response to GMs announcement at the LA Auto Show], Ford Group marketing manager Cisco Codina said the answer for now is full hybrids, like the latest version of its Ford Escape hybrid SUV unveiled at the show. ( People wont buy a full car.

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