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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

The project will deploy refueling stations and alternative fuel vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. New vehicles to be deployed include 55 CNG vehicles, 363 propane vehicles, 89 hybrid electric vehicles, and 56 neighborhood electric vehicles. Total DOE award: $12,975,388.

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Cupcake A.T.M.s and Fire Pits: What You Love at the Airport

Baua Electric

At various airports in Texas (Austin, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth), there are cupcake vending machines offering a bevy of flavors from popular brand Sprinkles. The machine (which had been out of order recently) is before security, right next to the Hertz rental counter, and the cheese can be checked or carried onto the plane.