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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000. Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000.

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

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Connecticut Department of Transportation. FY2017 Low-No projects. Description.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis GV60 EV

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When coasting or braking, the regen system converts kinetic energy into electric energy and returns it to the battery. The GV60 has limited wind and road noise partly due to the low 0.29 Maintenance – Three years/36,000 miles. Here are some helpful tips on charging. EV Systems – 10 years/100,000 miles.

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Toyota FCV Mirai launches in LA; initial TFCS specs; $57,500 or $499 lease; leaning on Prius analogy

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The Mirai uses the Toyota Fuel Cell System (TFCS), which features both fuel cell technology and hybrid technology, and includes proprietary Toyota-developed components including the fuel cell (FC) Stack, FC boost converter, and high-pressure hydrogen tanks. FC Boost Converter. The system accelerates Mirai from 0–60 in 9.0

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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The PCU features a compact inverter design with direct cooling of IGBT transistors, and converts DC to 3-phase AC to drive MG1 and MG2. Controlled by the hybrid ECU, the PCU boost converter raises 201.6 The current Prius had received more wind tunnel hours of testing than any other Toyota in history. Power Control Unit.

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