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USDA announces state finalists for $100M Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership for pumps with higher ethanol blends

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 21 states will receive $100 million in grants through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) to add infrastructure needed to supply more renewable fuel to drivers in the US. Virginia-Maryland. West Virginia. Since announcing the program in May 2015, the US.

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Lightning Hybrids releases initial emissions testing results for medium-duty hydraulic hybrids

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The testing was completed at the SGS Environmental Testing Corporation dynamometer facility in Aurora, Colorado. There are a variety of federal and state incentives and grants for clean vehicle technologies like Lightning Hybrids’ product. Three published drive cycles were tested, and one specific to a Lightning Hybrids customer.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and. KEMET Corporation.

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