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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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The hybrid conversions were produced in Charlotte, N.C. The converted hybrids were developed with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Eaton Corporation, which provided the hybrid-electric systems ( earlier post ). over the past six months.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000. Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation, Indiana: $2,180,000. Delaware Transit Corporation, Delaware: $1,500,000. Delaware Transit Corporation, Delaware: $1,500,000. TIGGER will fund the labor portion of the project only.

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FedEx boosts fleet with hybrid-electric trucks

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The hybrid conversions took place in Charlotte, North Carolina over the last six months and were developed with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Eaton Corporation. These standard trucks used in the retrofit programme were models from 2000 or 2001 with 300,000-500,000 miles on the clock.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Northrup Grumman Corporation (Elkton, Maryland). Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington). Eaton Corporation (Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin). Robust Carbonic Anhydrases for Novel Biological, Sustainable and Low Energy CO2 Scrubbing Process from Waste Gases, $250,000. Kairos Power (Alameda, California). First Solar Inc.

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BMW Announces National Adaptive EV Charging System Expansion

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That’s progressive-corporate speak for charging vehicles when the demand for electricity is lower to ensure less energy is wasted. But we’ve seen some underhanded corporate shenanigans and a lack of support for these kinds of services in the past. & There are certainly some good ideas here. .&

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