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LA Metro and Via Join partner to offer shared rides to select transit stations; $1.35M grant

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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and Via, a provider of on-demand shared rides are partnering to offer an affordable, equitable, and accessible option to connect to major train and bus stations. The project is funded in part by the largest federal grant of its kind—a $1.35-million

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. City of Chicago, Department of Environment’s Chicago Area Alternative Fuels Deployment Project. Last week, the Department of Energy also announced that. Total DOE award: $14,999,905.

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The EV Battery Wish List

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All this could grant the ultimate, elusive wish for EV makers: Price parity with internal-combustion automobiles. In a marketplace starving for what they see as their rightful share of kilowatt-hours, smaller or less-connected automakers especially may go hungry. Everyone is competing for a limited supply,” says Ryan Castilloux.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and. Navistar, Inc.

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Electrify Your Fleet Faster With Incentives and Rebates

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EV Connect can also help you navigate this complex web of incentive options. The Chicago Department of Transportation already offers its Drive Clean Chicago program which offers grants and vouchers to assist with purchasing electric fleets and installing charging infrastructure. Once again, EV Connect is here to help.

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When New York City Was a Wiretapper’s Dream

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The connections blanketed an area of Manhattan running from East 38th Street to East 96th Street, a swath of the city’s most expensive real estate. In the course of the ensuing criminal trial, Shannon, Asmann, and Ruh were all granted immunity in exchange for testifying against Broady, who emerged as the brains behind the operation.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Why grant them the privledge to spend our money in the first place? The fact that no journalists do their research to bring up all those connections is sad, sad. This is what they do and always have done. Put the money back into the peoples hands and watch our dreams finally become reality. Why cant they just pull out the EV1 again?

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