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

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Lextran will receive funding to purchase battery electric buses and on-route charging stations to service the University of Kentucky campus, City of Lexington, and Fayette County. St Louis Metro Transit will receive funds to replace older model diesel buses with battery electric city transit buses in the St Louis region.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area. Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition’s Hybrid Electric School Buses Provide New Horsepower for Kentucky. Total DOE award: $14,994,183.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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The plant will be an expansion of its existing facility in St. Ascend Elements will plan, design, and construct a cathode active materials (CAM) plant at a greenfield site in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and install all manufacturing equipment. Each production line will be capable of producing 15,000 tonnes per year of LFP powder.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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The plant will be an expansion of its existing facility in St. Ascend Elements will plan, design, and construct a cathode active materials (CAM) plant at a greenfield site in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and install all manufacturing equipment. Each production line will be capable of producing 15,000 tonnes per year of LFP powder.