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

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Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. The project will replace 190 older diesel school buses with hybrid electric school buses to be used in school districts throughout Kentucky. Last week, the Department of Energy also announced that.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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By late summer, the Federal Railroad Administration will begin awarding the first round of grants. A future HSR/IPR (high-speed rail/intercity passenger rail) network using new diesel or electric power can further enhance rail’s advantages. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville).

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

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Or they’re saying you have to buy [up to] two electric buses to replace every diesel bus because of this battery behavior impact. Bob Kacergis: Our biggest one is IndyGo in Indianapolis. It’s in the pavement at a bus stop in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Grant Transit, which is in Moses Lake, Washington.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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