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USDOT FTA announces $182M in Low-No grants for transit vehicles & facilities nationwide

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The project selections were approved as part of the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and supporting equipment and facilities. By retrofitting the garage to service electric buses, the agency will also lower pollution in the surrounding community.

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King County Metro Transit to purchase 120 battery-electric buses by 2020, 73 from Proterra

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King County, Washington, Executive Dow Constantine announced that King County Metro Transit will acquire 120 battery-electric buses by 2020. As part of this commitment, Metro will purchase up to 73 battery buses from Burlingame, Calif.-based Federal funding often helps pay for Metro’s new bus purchases. based Proterra.

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Pennsylvania DEP awards nearly $517,000 in clean diesel grants

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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) awarded $516,637 in clean diesel grants to four organizations. Recent monitoring indicates these counties’ particulate matter levels are meeting the standards, but continuous compliance must occur before EPA will grant an attainment designation.

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Colorado approves goal to make 82% of car sales electric by 2032

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Colorado has voted to approve a new standard on the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), with an additional goal set for 2032 and new guidance for increasing EV sales beginning in 2027. Coloradans want low- and zero-emissions vehicles because they help them get where they’re going while breathing cleaner air and saving money.

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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.: Beaver County.

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Harvard buys four Proterra electric buses

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Harvard University recently purchased four Proterra battery-electric buses and electric infrastructure. Each Proterra battery-electric transit bus is 35 feet long (similar in size to the current buses), has a seating capacity of 29, and runs on a 450 kWh battery. in Allston.

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Virginia allocating >$12M for electric buses; new statewide contract

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The state of Virginia will allocate more than $12 million in state funding to deploy electric transit buses in three Virginia localities, using nearly $9 million from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW Trust) that the Commonwealth received as part of its settlement with Volkswagen. Statewide contract for electric buses.

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