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

Green Car Congress

City of Charlotte/Charlotte Area Transit System, North Carolina: $3,000,000. Lane Transit District, Oregon: $3,000,000. Material is being financed and procured through the New York Power Authority. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Oregon: $750,000.

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

Gillian Flaccus/AP Renters in the United States are now spending 30 percent of their income on rent, leaving little to finance the purchase of a vehicle. One EV charger maker, Atom Power located in Charlotte, N.C., Even used gasoline-powered cars are averaging a monthly car payment of around $525. and SK Energy.