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

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All of the replacements are diesel powered heavy-duty buses that are past their twelve-year life span. Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will receive funding to execute a second phase of its electric bus program to install charging infrastructure (on-route & charging bank for depot chargers) and buy electric buses.

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GM workaround for transport snags: Broker pickup from the manufacturing unit

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Payouts are decrease for buying automobiles from alternative places: Creation at $100 from a railroad-operated automobile distribution heart as much as 100 miles away or $200 for a commute of that very same distance to another GM plant. Fortress Wayne, Ind.; and Oshawa, Ont. Repayment begins at $225 for journeys of as much as 100 miles.

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3 Surprising Marketing Benefits of Electric Car Charging Stations

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drivers would consider buying an electric vehicle in the future. Power reports that drivers feel they can’t always find a convenient charging station when they need one. Luke Daugherty is a freelance writer, editor and former operations manager based in St. Power Finds NPR - Workers Are Moving First, Asking Questions Later.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The stations will allow the fleets to lower their costs by buying fuel in bulk, access federal motor fuel excise tax credits, refuel at the times most convenient to their schedules, and model successful use of propane to nearby peers. To support the vehicles, 35 propane refueling stations will be constructed. Total DOE award: $12,633,080.

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Labour's ÂŁ5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

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How the money would be distributed is yet to be decided but Hoon said it would be available only to people buying cars that ran entirely, or for the vast majority of their time, on electricity. Its that part that could incentivise consumers to buy an electric vehicle." My Web del.icio.us My Web del.icio.us winchester, hampshire.

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

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A future HSR/IPR (high-speed rail/intercity passenger rail) network using new diesel or electric power can further enhance rail’s advantages. Chicago Hub Network( Chicago, Milwaukee, Twin Cities, St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville). Earlier post.)

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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Some researchers say PARC was a product of the 1960s and that decade’s philosophy of power to the people, of improving the quality of life. Pake was executive vice chancellor, provost, and professor of physics at Washington University in St. First Steps When Goldman set up PARC, one of his first decisions was to ask George E.

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