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Michigan awards $285K to new mobility initiatives that improve roadway safety and sustainability, and customer service

Green Car Congress

As such, local governments and fleet operators have limited hardware options to address unique mobility concerns related to accidents, injuries, and theft. GEKOT Inc, has partnered with Razor USA and Oakland University (OU) to help address this need. The campus-wide study will evaluate the effectiveness of GEKOT’s solutions.

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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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AC Transit, California (Hayward, headquarters in Oakland): $6,400,000. CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation, Indiana: $2,180,000. Ames Transit Agency, Iowa: $1,600,000.

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Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

Charged EVs

Now they’re understanding it with a gusto all the way from the halls of power in Washington DC to corporate offices across the country. Charged : For example, one of your customers has a site where they’re not allowed to do any digging because of hazardous waste. They’re charging their own fleet vehicles. So that’s fleet.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. Both will be sold first in China, primarily to fleet users: the government, post office, utilities, and taxi companies, all of which will build central fast-charging facilities. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66 40.40% Unisys Corporation 1.49

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