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

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This project is unique in that the buses will be charged during the day to take advantage of the renewable energy made available by the abundant solar and wind energy available on the island. St Louis Metro Transit will receive funds to replace older model diesel buses with battery electric city transit buses in the St Louis region.

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Bladon Jets, SR Drives and Jaguar Land Rover Win Funding for Gas Turbine Electric Vehicle Project

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Further environmental benefits will be gained from its fast warm up (a few seconds, as opposed to several minutes for a conventional engine), cleaner combustion and lower manufacturing energy requirements, the company says. No permanent magnets are needed, and the rotor carries no “squirrel cage” or windings.