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Clean Energy wins $10M, multi-year transit deal with New Jersey Transit

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Clean Energy Fuels has won a $10-million, multi-year procurement from New Jersey Transit, the nation’s third largest provider of bus, rail and light rail transit, which links major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia and provides close to 223 million passenger trips each year. million GGEs of natural gas in Texas.

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DOE awarding $7.4M to 7 projects for medium-and heavy-duty EV and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans

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The projects would also help improve air quality in underserved areas of major American cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland, and Salt Lake City. Gas Technology Institute: Houston to Los Angeles (H2LA)–I-10 Hydrogen Corridor Project.

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EPA awards $5M in Clean Diesel Grants to 4 port projects

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $5 million in grant funding for 4 clean diesel projects at ports in California, Oregon, New Jersey and Texas. Depending on the type of equipment, new diesel engines are 90% cleaner than the old engines they replace.

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Clean Energy unveils LNG backbone network for America’s Natural Gas Highway; 150 LNG stations by end of 2013

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Clean Energy Fuels Corp., Major highway segments planned for early opening include, among others, those linking San Diego-Los Angeles-Riverside-Las Vegas; the Texas Triangle (Houston-San Antonio-Dallas/Ft. Littlefair, Clean Energy’s President and CEO. Click to enlarge. —Andrew J. Earlier post.).

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Ford Focus Electric in California qualifies for $10K in tax credits, HOV access

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California buyers of the Ford Focus Electric will be able to receive up to $10,000 in tax credits ($2,500 state, $7,500 federal) and enjoy high-occupancy vehicle lane (HOV) access after the car was just approved for California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program ( CVRP ). 3 and 7, respectively, for the worst congestion in the US.

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Green Energy Oilfield Services building fleet with 60 Peterbilt LNG trucks

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Green Energy Oilfield Services, located in Fairfield, Texas, will use the trucks to service XTO Energy, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil and major producer in the Freestone play oilfield in Freestone County, Texas. Clean Energy will provide the LNG fuel for the vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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America’s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development – ET Auto

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Across Texas, Louisiana and other mineral-rich states, it’s unclear who owns the millions of metric tons of lithium locked in salty brines underneath U.S. But the regulator, known as the Railroad Commission of Texas, told Reuters is has no timeline for when it will finish that task. While the 1972 U.S.