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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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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) will receive funds to purchase new electric buses, associated charging equipment and infrastructure improvements. Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). 3,723,712.

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The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV has a quirky $4k discount for Tesla drivers

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So if you want this deal and you don’t live in any of the above, then a road trip may be on the cards.

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

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The San Jose area had the highest share at 10%, followed by other California areas (4% to 6%) and markets in Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington (2% to 4%). Overall, the share of new vehicles that are plug-in electric in these 50 areas is 1.2%, about 3 times the proportion in the rest of the United States.

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APTA: public transportation ridership up 5% in first quarter 2012

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Ann Arbor, MI; Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; Fort Myers, FL; Indianapolis, IN; Ithaca, NY; New York, NY; Oakland, CA; Olympia, WA; San Diego, CA; and Tampa, FL). Lauderdale, FL (8.7%); Newark, NJ (8.0%); San Antonio, TX (8.0%); Washington, DC (7.9%). All public transit modes saw increases and several saw significantly high increases.

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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. Snohomish County Public Transit Benefit Area – Community Transit, Washington: $3,000,000. Link Transit, Washington: $2,925,000. Clark County Public Transportation Benefit Area, Washington: $1,500,000.

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Obama outlines plans for high-speed rail system

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Southeast Corridor (Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Macon, Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville). There will also be opportunities for the Northeast Corridor (Washington, Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Newark, New York City, New Haven, Providence, Boston) to compete for funds for improvements.

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

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Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Washington). Electric Power Research Institute (Charlotte, North Carolina). Pacific Netting Products (Kingston, Washington). Seattle, Washington). Cyrqenergy (Seattle, Washington). Marrone Bio Innovations (Davis, California). First Solar Inc. Santa Clara, California).