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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

Green Car Congress

Connecticut Department of Transportation. The Connecticut Department of Transportation will receive funds to purchase new electric buses to support the CTfastrak Bus Rapid Transit Service. New Jersey Transit Corporation. Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. New Mexico Department of Transportation.

Emissions 186
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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

Feature: The Genesis Experience Son-Nim – “Honored Guest” Corporations are well-known for saying how much they care about and value their customers. Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through.

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

Green Car Congress

Connecticut Department of Transportation, Connecticut: $7,000,000. Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Delaware Transit Corporation, Delaware: $1,500,000.

Emissions 256
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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

The Truth About Cars

This winter, residents in the Sierra Nevada mountains lost power for days due to heavy snow storms. Just a few days after the California Air Resource Board's mandate came out, Governor Newsom had to publicly beg electric vehicle owners not to charge their cars due to concerns of the power grid and blackouts.