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EPA to spend another $1 billion on electric buses

Teslarati

The EPA’s “Clean Bus Program” will be spending $1 billion in the 2023 fiscal year to help schools buy electric buses and other cleaner alternatives. The EPA is one of numerous agencies working on upgrading American public vehicle fleets. If you have news tips, email us at tips@teslarati.com !

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Arab city continues green car movement

Green Cars News

Now, the Sharjah Public Transport Corporation has taken the decision to introduce gas powered taxi and bus fleets. Now it is going to convert all 5,065 taxis to run on natural gas by the end of the year - since last year Dubai has been replacing its existing taxi fleets with eco-friendly cars that run on hybrid engines.

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First public trial of electric smart is launched

Green Cars News

The cars’ first placement is with Newcastle City Council, where they are supplementing its vehicle fleet and being allocated to staff making trips around the city, as an alternative to using fleet cars with conventional petrol or diesel engines.

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DOE dishes out $300million in grants

Green Cars News

Here’s a look at the top six projects that will benefit in terms of the size of the award: - State of Wisconsin’s Clean Transportation Programme: $15million to deploy 502 alternative and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets and install 10 alternative refuelling sites.

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