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Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

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While electric school buses cost more than diesel buses to purchase, the savings in fuel and maintenance costs even out over the lifetime of the bus. In fact, one study found that EV fleet managers could enjoy 75% reduction in maintenance costs after electrifying their fleet!

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

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Lextran will receive funds toward the design and construction of a covered storage area and the incremental cost of additional zero emission vehicles. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will receive funds to purchase electric buses and install charging infrastructure. City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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(Boston, Massachusetts) will develop a cost-effective, high efficiency, power take-off system for a wave energy converter, a mechanism to convert water’s mechanical energy into usable electricity. The project will assess the cost of manufacturing these systems at various scales. DOE Funding: $160,000. Total Project Value: $200,000.

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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Assuming an average biorefinery size of 40 million gallons per year, USDA estimates it meeting the RFS2 advanced biofuels goals will mean building of 527 biorefineries, at a cost of $168 billion. As a result, the United States will soon have the installed capacity to produce up to the 15.0 Advanced biofuels. Central East.

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Electrify Your Fleet Faster With Incentives and Rebates

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The plummeting costs of technology haven’t hurt either — Ceres reported that electric vehicle battery costs , alone, dropped by 80% from 2012 to 2020. Here are just a few incentives you can seek out to lower the cost of your transition and offset the costs of installing the necessary charging infrastructure.

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