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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. St Louis Metro Transit will receive funds to replace older model diesel buses with battery electric city transit buses in the St Louis region. 1,450,000.

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The Tailwinds Behind Massive Growth of EV Charging

EV Connect

The Policy Tailwind In the past few years, we have seen a groundswell of policy initiatives from governments around the world, all supporting electric vehicles and moving us toward cleaner transportation alternatives. Oregon has implemented a similar program, while Washington is expected to ratify a program of its own in the near future.