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Odyne Systems delivers 7 plug-in hybrid work trucks through the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program

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Communities and utilities receiving the new technology were partially funded under the Wisconsin Clean Transportation Program jointly administered through the Wisconsin State Energy Office and the US Department of Energy Wisconsin Clean Cities Program. Manufactured by DUECO, Inc. ComEd received a $1.5 ComEd received a $1.5

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Argonne rolls out updated version of AFLEET alternative fuels and advanced vehicles analysis tool

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Sponsored by the DOE Clean Cities program, AFLEET (Alternative Fuel Life-Cycle Environmental and Economic Transportation Tool) is a free, publicly-available tool that provides users with a roadmap for assessing which types of vehicles and fuels are right for them. The Clean Cities program is responsible for displacing 7.5

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Chemrec CEO Urges Serious Consideration for DME at Low-Carbon Biofuel for North America

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Earlier studies by Volvo and others have shown that DME made from the Chemrec black liquor gasification process is, of all other tested biofuels, the highest in energy and land use efficiency (it uses non-food feedstocks) while being the lowest in green house gas emissions and overall clean combustion.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. Zipcar has more than one million members worldwide who can reserve and use 10,000 cars in 500 cities in nine countries. In the U.S.

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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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CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. Chicago Transit Authority, Illinois: $1,500,000. CNG-Hybrid Buses: Purchase CNG-Hybrid buses to replace Ford Diesel vehicles in the ART fleet. Arlington Transit – ART, Virginia: $1,500,000.

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