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Twin Rivers (CA) Unified School District receives 10 additional LionC electric school buses

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The Lion Electric Company (Lion), a manufacturer of purpose-built all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, has delivered 10 battery-electric LionC school buses to the Twin Rivers Unified School District in Sacramento, California. To support these buses, more than $4.5

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Tesla Model X fleet offering free rides to FIU students

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Florida International University (FIU) students are riding in style, and for free too. The rides should help students who do not own vehicles, or at least those who wish to use their gas-guzzling cars less frequently. RideFreebee is upgrading our #WestMiami vehicle – coming soon!

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

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane.

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UPS adding 200 more series hybrid delivery trucks

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UPS will add 200 new series hybrid electric delivery trucks to the company’s growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. The vehicles have the same 650cc 2-cylinder engine and E-GEN chassis as the 125 vehicles UPS announced earlier this year. Earlier post.). The trucks, manufactured by Workhorse Group, Inc.,

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Insight into benzene formation could help development of cleaner combustion engines

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The industrial processes behind crude oil refineries and the inner-workings of gas-powered combustion engines can emit PAHs, which can form into toxic air pollutants such as soot. Kaiser (2021) “Gas-phase synthesis of benzene via the propargyl radical self-reaction” Science Advances doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abf0360. Zagidullin, Valeriy N.

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Los Angeles City Council approves development plan for 10,000 city-owned EVs

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The Los Angeles City Council is putting forth a plan to expand the number of city-owned electric vehicles to at least 10,000 and deploy a sizeable charging infrastructure for EVs throughout the city. Department of Energy shows California is the state with the highest rate of electric vehicle adoption.

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Everything You Need to Know About Electric RVs

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Everything You Need to Know About Electric RVs New Eco Road Warriors Are Coming Recreational Vehicles (RVs) are notorious for their poor gas mileage, which leads to increased fuel costs and higher greenhouse gas emissions. Many wonder if fully electric models could hit the pavement soon. greenhouse gas emissions.