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

Green Car Congress

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. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. Description. City of Fairfield. 746,456.

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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

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. Statewide Paratransit Bus Hybrid Program: Purchase 31 paratransit hybrid buses to replace 31 gas and diesel vehicles.

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Westwater Resources is building a facility in Alabama to process one of the largest graphite deposits in the US

Charged EVs

For example, if a cell maker purchases 45% of its battery materials from IRA sources but is still 5% short overall, the company might be willing to pay a lot more to get that final 5% because that determines whether it gets the entire credit or not. Like any industry though, cell makers are incentivized to use lower-cost materials.

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LeMond Composites licenses ORNL low-cost carbon fiber manufacturing process; transportation, renewable energy, & infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Carbon fiber currently is produced by converting a carbon-containing polymer precursor fiber to pure carbon fiber through a carefully controlled series of heating and stretching steps. As a result of the affordability of this carbon fiber we believe that world-wide mass adoption will be inevitable. —Greg LeMond.

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Road Test: 2024 Volkswagen ID4 Pro S AWD

Clean Fleet Report

The changes include more power, longer driving range, an upgraded infotainment display and navigation, and other features that improve on this midsize SUV that is built in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Always speak with your tax advisor before purchasing any EV. Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle.

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Flash Drive: 2021 Volkswagen ID4 AWD

Clean Fleet Report

A big benefit are the three years of free fast charging with Electrify America, which is included in the purchase of either ID4 model. Additional battery energy is through regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. Inside the ID4 it’s sparse, but functional.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Volkswagen ID4

Clean Fleet Report

A big benefit that is included in the purchase of a 2023 ID4 is three years of unlimited 30-minute fast charging with Electrify America (another VW company) at any of its 1,800 charge stations in the United States or Canada. Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity to drive the 2023 ID4 AWD Pro S from Nashville to Chattanooga, Tennessee.