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UPS to purchase ~700 LNG trucks, build 4 refueling stations by end of 2014

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UPS plans to purchase approximately 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks and to build four refueling stations by the end of 2014. An initial investment of more than $18 million to build fueling stations will be supported by the purchase of the 700 LNG tractors and continued expansion of the natural gas fleet in the US. .;

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LEAF sales hit 50K mark in US, almost 115K worldwide

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Cumulative Nissan LEAF sales in the US hit the 50,000 mark this month, with the delivery of a black LEAF SL in Dallas, Texas. Dallas—and the state of Texas—have become hot growth markets for LEAF.

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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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—Carlton Rose, President, Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering for UPS. UPS will test the vehicles primarily on urban routes across the country, including Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles. The all electric trucks will deliver by day and re-charge overnight. —Steve Burns, CEO of Workhorse Group. in 2016.

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

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The San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD), the transit provider for Stockton and San Joaquin County in California, will receive funding to purchase five Proterra battery-electric buses and a charging station. San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD). Lextran, Transit Authority of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government.

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Clean Energy wins $10M, multi-year transit deal with New Jersey Transit

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The procurement includes rebuilding a large compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station, as well as additional garage modifications and the repair and maintenance of facilities through 2020. Clean Energy extended its maintenance contract with Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (Santa Cruz Metro) for an additional 5 years.

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Clean Energy to build new CNG stations for multiple transit agencies and large school district; agreements with trucking, refuse and others

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The North Kansas City School District will replace 124 school buses with new CNG buses with an option to purchase an additional 30 over the next 10 years. Garden City Sanitation in Santa Clara, CA, signed an operations and maintenance agreement that will serve 45 refuse trucks that consume 350,000 DGEs a year.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. On 2 August 1985, Estridge, his wife, Mary Ann, and a handful of IBM salesmen from Los Angeles boarded Delta Flight 191 headed to Dallas. The magic of the PC may have died before the airplane crash, but the tragedy at Dallas confirmed it.

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