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CARB awards $20M in Cap-and-Trade funding to zero-emission transportation technology demos, H2 ferry, BEV locomotive

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Three projects demonstrate zero-emission cargo-handling equipment: Fuel-cell powered top loader with wireless inductive charging at the Port of Los Angeles (Project cost: $8.8 Top: Fuel cell extended range top loader at POLA. million; Grantee: The Los Angeles Harbor Department). million; Grant: $5.3

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NREL analysis of Proterra electric bus demo finds average fuel economy nearly 4x that of CNG baseline buses

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The first two will be fast-charge buses, followed by 13 of the Catalyst XR extended range model BEBs. Foothill Transit serves a 327-square-mile area covering the San Gabriel and Pomona Valley region of Los Angeles County. The agency has orders for Proterra’s new Catalyst 40-foot BEB.