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CN purchases Wabtec’s battery-electric locomotive

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CN has purchased Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery-electric freight locomotive ( earlier post ). CN’s Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad (B&LE) Company received a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to help with the purchase of the battery-electric locomotive.

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Union Pacific Railroad to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations

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Union Pacific Railroad plans to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations. The combined purchases and upgrades to yard infrastructure are expected to exceed $100 million, representing the largest investment in battery-electric technology by a US Class I railroad.

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Valley Regional Transit in Idaho to purchase 8 Proterra Catalyst electric buses and charging systems; leasing batteries

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Valley Regional Transit (VRT) in Idaho has agreed to purchase eight Proterra Catalyst 35-foot E2 electric buses and eight Proterra 125 kW plug-in charging systems. Proterra vehicles are now in 42 US states and Canadian provinces, with buses operating in diverse climates and terrains from coast to coast.

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Germany providing another €300M to subsidize private charging stations in residential buildings

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The purchase and installation of the wall boxes are supported with a grant of €900 (US$1,050). Starting tomorrow, German citizens can again secure a 900 euro grant from the federal government for their own charging station at home. The grant is a flat rate of €900 per charging point.

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California Governor signs two bills to strengthen emission standard for trucks; Executive Order leverages $700B portfolio to strengthen climate resiliency

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The order also directs the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to push automakers to produce even more clean vehicles, and to find ways for more Californians to purchase these vehicles on the new and used markets. California is also a major purchaser of products across its agencies.

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$9.5M from California Climate Investments will support purchase of 10 battery-electric buses and solar charging stations

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Funding is from the California Climate Investments (CCI), the state’s cap-and-trade program. In addition to the grant amount, the project partners— GreenPower, San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Management District, and Southern California Edison—will contribute more than $7 million in a combination of cash and in-kind matching funds.

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Germany providing another €100M to subsidize private charging stations; €500M total

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Purchase and installation of the wallboxes are supported with a grant of €900. We want more climate protection, more clean electric cars on our roads and more use of green electricity. The enormous demand for the 900-euro grant shows that we are spot on with our program.

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