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Performance Team orders 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks

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Performance Team – A Maersk Company, a warehousing and distribution company, has placed an order for 16 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 trucks ( earlier post )—the largest commercial order of the North American zero-tailpipe emission model to date. —Jason Walker, executive vice president of operations of Performance Team – A Maersk Company.

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Union Pacific Railroad to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations

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Union Pacific Railroad plans to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations. The combined purchases and upgrades to yard infrastructure are expected to exceed $100 million, representing the largest investment in battery-electric technology by a US Class I railroad.

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Lightning eMotors ZEV3 electric van first to be Altoona certified, now qualifies for federal and state grants

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By receiving certification of granular testing by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the ZEV3 becomes the first Class 3 battery electric van to pass Altoona, meaning its purchases can now qualify for grants at both the federal and state level.

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Texas to grant $18M for natural gas vehicle purchases or repowers

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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced that $18 million in grants are available to eligible businesses, governmental entities, school districts, and individuals to replace older medium-duty or heavy-duty gasoline or diesel vehicles with natural gas vehicles or repower the vehicles with natural gas engines.

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NY Governor orders regulatory action to require all LDVs sold in state to be zero-emissions by 2035

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That regulation will drive an increase in the number of medium- and heavy-duty ZEV models available as purchase options for vehicle purchasers and fleets. New York is investing more than $1 billion in zero-emissions vehicles of all weight classes over the next five years.

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Vision Industries to supply 20 Class 8 fuel-cell hybrids if H-GAC closes on DOE ZECT award

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The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) has been selected to negotiate the terms of a US Department of Energy (DOE) Zero Emission Cargo Transport (ZECT) Demonstration grant. The submitted grant proposal is subject to a 48/52% cost-share between the DOE and the Cleantech Alliance. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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PA Governor Wolf announces $8.5M from Volkswagen Settlement to reduce transportation pollution

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that 34 cleaner energy transportation projects will receive $8,489,844 in Driving PA Forward grants and rebates. In this second set of awards, the following recipients will receive grants and rebates: Statewide. Multi-county. Allegheny County. Giant Eagle, Inc.: Bedford County. Bucks County.

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