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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. Optimization and Evaluation of Energy Savings for Connected and Autonomous Off-Road Vehicles. Improving Freight Efficiency via a Learning-Based Optimal Freight Management System using Connectivity and Automation.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

This project will begin to fulfill Mountain Rides' goal of moving from diesel powered buses to cleaner, cheaper, easier to maintain battery electric buses. Connect Transit will receive funding to replace diesel buses used in fixed route service with zero-emission, 40-foot, battery electric buses. Bi-State Development Agency (Metro).

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The Tailwinds Behind Massive Growth of EV Charging

EV Connect

From the earliest days of EV Connect, our mission has been to build a better planet by enabling the distribution of electricity as a fuel — not only for the health of our business, but for the protection of the entire planet. Louis and Boston to Florida and Illinois. Already, the U.S.