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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has selected 10 projects that will receive a share of $55 million in competitive grants that will help put a new generation of zero-emission buses on the road. Grants from the LoNo program help transit agencies integrate more of these advanced buses into their fleets.

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Wegmans’ Warehouse Operations Launches 50 Fuel-Cell Powered Pallet Trucks

Green Car Congress

—Dave Allar, Wegmans’ RSC maintenance manager. The project also received a $1 million grant from the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority. hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at Nestlé Waters North America in Dallas, Tex.; Partial funding for the project was received at federal and state levels.

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Study: Johns Hopkins Says Shrinking Streets Could Improve Safety

The Truth About Cars

p][cuttext][/cuttext][p][br][/p][p]Researchers examined 7,670 sections of pavement in Dallas, New York City, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Miami, Denver, and Washington D.C. Narrower lanes ultimately minimize construction and road maintenance and also reduce environmental impacts.”[/p][p][br][/p][p]These

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

Cars That Think

The author spoke with many members of the design team in the months following the 1984 introduction of the Macintosh, however, Steve Jobs did not grant an interview for this article. The diagrams and photographs appeared in the original print version.

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Biden to pour hundreds of millions into building EV charging stations

Baua Electric

billion plan to extensively build out EV infrastructure in the US – much to the chagrin of some Republican lawmakers – the government has announced that it is investing $623 million in grants to put 7,500 more EV charging stations on the roads. In California, 10 projects will receive grants, while some $26.6