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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

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Forty-one projects in 40 states and the District of Columbia will receive funding through the program. Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University will receive funds to purchase zero-emission electric buses, which will replace diesel buses that have reached the end of their useful life. City of Rochester.

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New UMTRI paper reviews major advantages and disadvantages of battery-electric and fuel-cell vehicles

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A new report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) reviews the major advantages and disadvantages associated with battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs). The cost of installing a gasoline station is typically in the range of $1 million to $2 million.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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responder and vehicle maintenance technician training; develop. the District of Columbia, Maryland and northern Virginia will develop. University, North. University of Central. The Southeast Regional Alternative Fuels Market Initiatives Program, which. create and provide procurement policies and incentive models.

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