article thumbnail

Phoenix Motorcars, EasyMile win grant for development of first FMVSS-compliant autonomous shuttle bus in US

Green Car Congress

The news comes as part of Houston Metro being selected among projects to receive funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Accelerating Innovative Mobility ( AIM ) grant of nearly $1.5 million zero emission miles. The company’s electric vehicles have logged more than 2.3-million

Phoenix 397
article thumbnail

Qualcomm, partners launching new CV2X pilot in Honolulu

Green Car Congress

while working with the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) and the University of Hawaii College of Engineering to extend the deployment of connected vehicle infrastructure across the entire state of Hawaii with C-V2X. Applied Information will exclusively implement C-V2X technologies developed by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.,

Honolulu 448
article thumbnail

California making $450M available in TIRCP Cycle 4 grants for rail and bus projects

Green Car Congress

The state of California will make available $450 million in grants to help fund rail and bus investments made by public agencies under the California Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program ( TIRCP ). The 2020 TIRCP grant cycle will program projects starting with the 2020?21 speed rail system. freight corridors). 25 fiscal year.

Grant 186
article thumbnail

USDOT awards $6M grant to advance Northwest US 33 Smart Mobility Corridor in Ohio

Green Car Congress

million grant to the City of Dublin, the City of Marysville and Union County for the advancement of the Northwest US 33 Smart Mobility Corridor in Ohio. The USDOT grant will provide funding for Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) along the corridor for connected vehicle and autonomous vehicle testing and research.

Ohio 150
article thumbnail

Brands respond to Plug-in Car Grant changes with price reductions and new models

Drive EV

The UK Plug-in Car grant aims to stimulate the sales of electric cars by slicing a chunk of the price. Recently the value of the grant was reduced and the number of models eligible dramatically cut. Priced at £34,945, before the grant, the new model offers upto 282 miles of range (WLTP), the most of any sub £35,000 car.

Grant 98
article thumbnail

LA Metro and Via Join partner to offer shared rides to select transit stations; $1.35M grant

Green Car Congress

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and Via, a provider of on-demand shared rides are partnering to offer an affordable, equitable, and accessible option to connect to major train and bus stations. The project is funded in part by the largest federal grant of its kind—a $1.35-million

Grant 150
article thumbnail

Successful first flight of the world?s largest all-electric aircraft: Cessna Grand Caravan 208B

Green Car Congress

The successful flight of the eCaravan, enabled by a 750-horsepower (560 kW) magni500 propulsion system, took place at the AeroTEC Flight Test Center at the Grant County International Airport (KMWH) in Moses Lake, Washington on Thursday. Full torque is available even at low RPM and is not impacted by altitude—i.e., air density.