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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

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The Missoula Urban Transportation District will receive funds to purchase new electric buses to replace aging diesel buses and related charging infrastructure. Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). The City of Nashua will receive funds to purchase new hybrid electric vans to replace aging vehicles and related charging infrastructure.

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US Public Transit Ridership in 2008 At Highest Level in 52 years; 10.7B Trips

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The light rail system that started in November 2007 in Charlotte, NC showed the highest percentage of increase with an annual 862% increase. The New Orleans, LA light rail system, which is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina, had an annual increase of 218%. increase in 2008. Commuter rail increased in 2008 by 4.7%.

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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. CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. NJ Transit, New Jersey: $250,000.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plug-In Supply also sells components and assemblies to enable "do-it-yourselfers" to convert Priuses using its kits and systems, configured for several battery types.

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EV Chargers for All!

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Several states, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Virginia have also passed “ right to charge ” laws that allow renters at single or multifamily dwellings to install EV Level 1 and 2 chargers on their rental premises, but the tenants are responsible for all installation costs.