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Feds Block Purchase Of Chinese BYD Electric Buses In Long Beach

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Plans by the California city of Long Beach to purchase BYD electric transit buses has hit another speed bump. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) may block the purchase of the Chinese company''s buses, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reports (via ChargedEVs).

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BYD's Long Beach, CA, Electric-Bus Deal On Indefinite Hold Now

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A deal under which the city of Long Beach would buy 15 electric transit buses from the Chinese automaker has fallen apart, according to ChargedEVs. Has California''s dream of zero-emission electric transit buses turned into something more akin to a nightmare?

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Electric Buses Good For CA? Not If Made By Chinese Company, It Seems

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That's why some are a little displeased by Long Beach Transit's decision to buy ten elecric buses--made by a Chinese company. We might live in a global economy, but in periods of economic downturn people like to know they're supporting their own country's economy.

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US Hybrid unveils new Class 8 fuel cell port drayage truck for San Pedro Ports

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US Hybrid has unveiled a zero-emission Class 8 fuel cell port drayage truck featuring its PEM fuel cell system during the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center. Earlier post.).

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Ultrafine jagged Pt nanowires extremely efficient ORR catalysts; 50x more power than current commercial catalyst

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—Xiangfeng Duan — Other authors hailed from the National Research Council of Italy; Tsinghua University in China; The Chinese Academy of Sciences; California State University, Long Beach; Northeastern University; and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.