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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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Hertz launches ‘electrified’ fleet push in Denver

Teslarati

Following enormous investments into electric vehicles, Hertz has launched its first planned electrified fleet in Denver, Colorado. Hertz has made headlines over the past few years for making enormous purchases with Tesla, Polestar, and, most recently, General Motors. Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

Green Car Congress

Eligible projects include the purchase or lease of buses powered by modern, efficient technologies. The City and Borough of Juneau will receive funds to purchase new electric buses to replace aging diesel buses, associated charging infrastructure, and a back up generator. Project Sponsor. Project Description. Funding Amount.

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Guerrilla charging: theft or public service?

Plugs and Cars

And he is taunting the authorities in Denver to fine the owner of the Tesla he found plugged in at the airport. Given the low cost of the electricity and the social benefits, we should encourage a positive attitude about granting access to power for plug-in cars. Do you plug in your Tesla (or Nissan LEAF or Chevy Volt)?

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Commercial Space Stations Approach Launch Phase

Cars That Think

Orbital Reef will be relying on some technologies developed for and spun off from the ISS project, which was completed in 2011 at a cost of $100 billion. The new station will be operating on fractions of such budgets, with Blue Origin awarded $130 million of a total $415.6 million given to three companies in 2021.

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Junkyard Find: 1991 Ford Escort LX 4-Door Hatchback

The Truth About Cars

Here's one of those first-year Mazdafied Escorts, found in a Denver-area car graveyard. A five-speed manual transmission was base equipment, even in the cheapskate Escort Pony , but the original purchaser of this automobile sprang for an extra $732 ($1,662 in 2023 dollars) for this four-speed overdrive automatic.

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Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

Austin’s template calls for cities to initiate citizen petition drives and to encourage government and businesses to issue “soft” orders or expressions of interest in purchasing plug-ins. consumers purchased more than 200,000 hybrid vehicles, which have grown from two models in 2000 to 11 models today. Last year, U.S.